Senior Physiotherapist

Overview

Senior Physiotherapist – Paediatrics – AHP Level 3

Full-time Permanent Position – $110,425 - $121,907 pa + 12% superannuation

Tasmanian Health Service – North (Launceston General Hospital)

To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?

You've specialised in the field of Paediatric Physiotherapy. These skills are in high demand everywhere. What's different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. Here you will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.

Here you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks, and incredible fresh produce crafted by locals. After a hard day at work, you don't sit in traffic for an hour. You're decompressing with a wander through our beautiful city, on putting on your boots and telling it to a mountain, within minutes.

We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practice that sees our Physiotherapists closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team. We are a team staffed with a mix of passionate locals and new Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic. Here, you can work and learn alongside an accomplished team of Physios, while making a difference to the lives of a diverse community.

Responsibilities

• Combined inpatient and outpatient position, work within the paediatric outpatient space and the 34 bed paediatric inpatient unit
• Highly diverse caseload including the management of children across a wide range of clinical areas including rehabilitation, oncology, orthopaedics, cardiorespiratory, developmental, mental health and eating disorders
• Work as part of the greater multidisciplinary team to manage a varied and dynamic caseload
• Opportunity to provide supervision, education and support for rotating Level 1/2 Physiotherapists and students

Qualifications and Eligibility

• Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration
• Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
  • Current Driver's Licence
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association- Titled Physiotherapist (in relevant area)
  Salary, Benefits and Conditions
  • Salary: $110,425 to $121,907 per annum. 12% employer superannuation on top of this amount.
  • Salary Packaging: access to salary packaging benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other eligible benefits.
  • Allowances: access to allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point; Professional Development Allowance of up to $1,000 per annum for professional development course fees (daily wage, flights, accommodation, daily allowance paid in addition to this).
  • Benefits: Travel and relocation assistance up to $10,000 for interstate appointees; professional development opportunities; various leave entitlements including study leave; Fitness Passport – access to 40+ facilities across Tasmania for you and your family.
  Additional Details
  • Permanent full time, day worker (with on-call) position, 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as we can onboard you
  • Some travel within the Northern region may be required
  • Hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant
  How to Apply
  

Apply Online. You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Contact for More Information

Name: Anna Tyson

Position: Acting Physiotherapy Discipline Lead

Phone: 03 6777 6311

Email: anna.tyson@ths.tas.gov.au

Notes

We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.

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