Rotational Paediatric Physiotherapy

Job Requisition ID: 2702- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168- Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term- Posting Date: 18 Nov 2024Monash Health is a great place to work. We are seeking a paediatric physiotherapist to join our grade one training program.

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.

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Our Journey

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We provide safe, high-quality care to one-quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan, from pre-birth to end-of-life. More than 25,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-east Melbourne, including seven hospitals and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. Each year:

- We provide more than 3.2 million episodes of care to our community,
- Close to 260,000 people are admitted to our hospitals,
- Close to 217,000 people receive care at our three emergency departments,
- We respond to more than 64,000 ambulance arrivals,
- We perform more than 48,000 surgical procedures, and
- We deliver more than 10,000 babies.
- We are an equal-opportunity employer and committed to a fair, non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the talent, potential and contribution of all.

A Day in the Life

As a Grade 1 Physiotherapist at Monash Health you will collaborate with colleagues across the service to foster clinical excellence and consistency of practice. Over two years, you will rotate between Monash Health Community, Monash Children’s Acute wards and the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service. You will be part of dynamic, evidence-based teams and will be involved in service development and quality improvement projects in your clinical area to support high-quality clinical care.

This position will rotate through some community sites (Cranbourne/Pakenham/Springvale), acute sites (Monash Children’s Hospital, Clayton), and caseloads.

About You

What you will Bring:

- Passion for working with children and infants
- Great organisation and flexibility
- Great communication skills with patients, families and other team members
- What you Need:

- A relevant physiotherapy qualification
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - Physiotherapy Board of Australia (practicing, no restrictions)
- Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
- Minimum 12 months experience in clinical physiotherapy (this is not a new graduate position)

In Return

We are a diverse team of physiotherapists working in a supportive department with close links to our community, NDIS and adult colleagues. We support career progression and professional development with opportunities to grow your career in many different directions.

You can work within close multidisciplinary teams in the hospital setting. You will also be able to participate in interdisciplinary research forums, quality project implementation, and clinical audits to improve care for Monash patients.

You will have the chance to participate in teaching sessions for the physiotherapy team and for other multidisciplinary teams in the hospital, which is a great opportunity to build teaching skills.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Joannah Tozer 0410 633 748

**Position Description can be **found here**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications Close: 16th December, 2024