Senior Physiotherapy Team Leader

7 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Full time
Job Description:

Senior Physiotherapy Team Leader

  • Permanent, Part-time (24 hours per week)
  • Senior leadership opportunity
  • Friendly, engaged and dynamic team
  • Emergency Department Advanced Musculoskeletal Practice experience highly desirable

Why Work for St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne?

  • Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable patients
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role

A unique and exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated, dynamic Senior Physiotherapist to lead and innovate our Advanced Practice Physiotherapy services. Come and join the St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Physiotherapy team where team culture and connection are at the core of everything we do.

Reporting to the Physiotherapy Manager, this position will lead the Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Stream, supported by Senior Clinicians, to drive the provision of high-quality Physiotherapy services to SVHM patients. The successful candidate will possess expert clinical knowledge and robust peer networks, as well as strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, sound communication skills and a passionate commitment to the development of self and others.

The Senior Physiotherapy Team Leader is responsible for fostering clinical excellence in physiotherapy service provision at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. They will be responsible for the clinical and strategic leadership of the Advanced Practice Physiotherapy services, ensuring the highest quality of clinical service provision across the team, as well as managing an individual clinical caseload and providing high-quality advanced scope physiotherapy consultation services. In conjunction with the Physiotherapy Manager, they will provide operational leadership and management for the Physiotherapy Advanced scope streams. They will oversee the provision of high-quality clinical education for both staff and students and foster a culture of research excellence and continuous improvement.

If you are motivated to develop yourself and your skills within a supportive and engaged team, passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for patients and staff and looking for an opportunity to shape the future of Physiotherapy and Allied Health service delivery, then we would love to hear from you.

Classifications for this position will range from Physiotherapist Grade 4 VB24 - VB27 ($123,609 - $136,203 per annum).

Your Contribution

  • Ensure the highest standard of Physiotherapy clinical service provision is upheld through regular review and update of clinical service provision aligned to current best evidence.

  • Oversee (and directly provide) delivery of high-quality, effective clinical supervision for Physiotherapy team members and students.

  • Determine and implement strategic vision for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy team

  • Implement effective leadership of change management initiatives

  • Appropriately represent Physiotherapy and/or Allied Health within the organisation at relevant meetings and forums and external to the organisation

  • Coordinate research and program evaluation activity within the Advanced Practice team in conjunction with the Physiotherapy Manager and Physiotherapy Department Research Co-ordinator.

Skills and Experience

  • Minimum of 10 years clinical experience

  • Completion of relevant Clinical Post Graduate qualification, at master's level or above.

  • Knowledge of Physiotherapy management and clinical service provision in an acute healthcare setting

  • Acknowledged by their professional peers as a clinical expert and has broad and relevant clinical experience in their area of expertise

  • Demonstrated effective leadership, management and networking skills

  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate across teams and the wider organisation

  • Extensive experience in the supervision and professional development of physiotherapists, students and support staff.

What We Offer

  • A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs

  • Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling

  • A healthy work/life balance encouraged.

  • Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

  • Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay

  • In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks

  • Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

  • Culture of continuous improvement

About Physiotherapy Department

The SVHM Physiotherapy team are passionate about nurturing a culture of staff support and development to facilitate the highest quality clinical service provision, and foster excellence in research, education and evidence-based care. Delivering services across a spectrum of acute, sub-acute and outpatient services, SVHM Physiotherapy work closely with inter-professional teams to provide assessment, treatment and a range of therapeutic services to optimise patient care and maximise function.

Working at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary healthcare service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.



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