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Form of workJob reference: 858275
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Allied Health and Aboriginal Liaison, Physiotherapy Department - North Adelaide (5006).
- Salary
- Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $102,641 to $110,094 pro rata
- Employment Part time 0.4 FTE - Term Contract (temporary from May 2024 to July 2025)
Overview
The Women's & Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state's leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being South Australia's largest maternity and obstetric service, and statewide Maternal Fetal Medicine service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
The Physiotherapy service provides high-level physiotherapy assessment, advice and management for patients of the Women's and Children's Health Network. The department has a Women's Health unit and three clinical units within paediatrics: Respiratory, Orthopaedic and Neurodevelopmental.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists within the Respiratory Physiotherapy Unit for a SeniorPhysiotherapist, Critical Care (AHP3) to join us.
Role Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate clinical leadership in the provision of specialised evidence-based physiotherapy services to Paediatric Critical Care.
- Provide high quality service to patients in a high acuity, high pressure environment.
- Assist in the development and evaluation of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy services provided within WCHN.
- Maintain a clinical caseload while providing professional/clinical supervision to Physiotherapy staff.
- Provide a high level of clinical education to Physiotherapy staff and Allied Health Assistant staff.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A Degree or other qualification which entitles registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
- Extensive paediatric cardiorespiratory physiotherapy clinical experience in an acute health setting and/or in a Critical Care environment.
- Demonstrated specialised knowledge of paediatric conditions and their management in an acute or Critical Care setting.
- Demonstrated high level ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Capability to work autonomously to balance competing demands and priorities, demonstrating resilience, composure, and resolve.
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current resume/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 858275
Enquiries
Angela Potter
Position: Head of Unit, Respiratory Physiotherapy
Phone: 81617381
E-mail: *************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: Monday 4th March 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
AHP3 - Senior Physiotherapist - Paediatric Critical Care AHAL - Role Description - 858275 (1).pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
WCHN Competency Framework.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
