Physiotherapist

Join Our Team at Merri Health - Physiotherapist Position

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated Accredited Physiotherapist looking for a rewarding opportunity?
Look no further! Merri Health is offering an exciting position within our Allied Health team.

Position: Grade 2 Physiotherapist
Type: Part time (0.8 FTE) - negotiable
Duration: Fixed-term until 30th June 2025, with potential for ongoing employment options thereafter.

As a Grade 2 Physiotherapist, you will be an integral part of our dynamic multidisciplinary team. Your primary focus will be providing Physiotherapy services to older adults living within their homes and communities.

Some of the benefits of working at Merri Health include: Professional development opportunities, competitive renumeration, salary packaging benefits, employee assistance program and access to fleet cars for home visits.

Your new organisation

At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.

Your new role

This position is funded under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and is responsible for providing clinical assessment and management for clients 65 years and older (50 and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) referred through My Aged Care, and also to those in receipt of a home care package.

You will utilise a restorative approach, which focuses on clients’ strengths, is goal-directed and aims to maximise independence and autonomy. Physiotherapy services may be provided in either a centre or home-based setting and involves individual and/or group-based modes of delivery.

This role sits within a larger Aged and Primary Care Physiotherapy service with access to clinical support and development provided by the Grade 3 Physiotherapist.

You will be responsible for

Please refer to the linked position description for role responsibilities.

To succeed in this role you will have

• A Bachelor or Post Graduate Degree in Physiotherapy with current AHPRA registration
• Demonstrated experience in the completion of physical assessments,development of care plans and implementation of evidence based clinical interventions for clients in the aged population.
• Experience with running group exercise programs.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to support clinical education of Physiotherapy students.
• High level of organisational skills and computer literacy.

What we offer

Please visit out 'work for us' page to learn more.

HOW TO APPLY

When you are ready to apply, please send through your CV and cover letter to Mandy Parkinson-Bates, Acting Team Leader at Mandy.Parkinson-Bates@merrihealth.org.au. Ph: 0459 341 442

Applications close 26/07/2024.

What else do I need to know

At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.