Exercise Physiologist G2

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan, Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Other

Reference: 51483
- **Grade 2 Exercise Physiologist**:

- ** Austin Health's Community Rehabilitation Service**:

- ** Fixed-term, full-time (parental leave position)**:

- ** **Job share considered**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About Austin Health Community Rehabilitation Services**:
Our Community Rehab Services team is a large interdisciplinary team providing home, telehealth and centre based therapy to a broad range of patient populations. This dynamic position may be based across both Repatriation and Royal Talbot campuses.

**About the role**

As a Grade 2 Exercise Physiologist in the Community Rehab Services team, you will be carrying a varied caseload mix of community clients such as neurological, orthopaedic, aged care, amputee or general rehabilitation clients.

A regular day will see you:

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Work with the interdisciplinary team to plan, discuss and treat clients**:

- ** Conduct individual and group treatment sessions that are centre based, telehealth, in the home or in the client's local community**:

- ** Provide a goal centred and client centred treatment program**:

- ** Be involved in team meetings, PD and quality projects**

**About you**

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:
Educational Qualifications and Training
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Relevant Exercise Physiology degree**:

- ** Exercise Physiologist accredited with ESSA**

Experience
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Minimum 3 years’ experience as an exercise physiologist in the area of adult rehabilitation including aged care, neurological, musculoskeletal and clients with chronic and complex health conditions**:

- ** Experience working in a community setting**

Specific Skills
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Demonstrated knowledge and skills in exercise physiology rehabilitation interventions.**:

- ** Demonstrated ability to communicate with people at all levels and effectively in both written and verbal form.**:

- ** Comprehensive knowledge of health, disability, adjustment issues and group dynamics for a diverse group of rehabilitation clients, their families and significant others.**:

- ** Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with clients, their families, the clinical team and other hospital and community based health professionals.**:

- ** Demonstrated organisational ability in time and caseload management.**:

- ** Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and within an interdisciplinary team.**:

- ** Demonstrated ability to show initiative and flexibility.**:

- ** Demonstrated commitment to client focus and interdisciplinary approach to service provision.**:

- ** Awareness of safe practice when working at the centre, at people’s homes and in the community.**:

- ** A commitment to self-learning and professional development and to ensuring clinical knowledge is current and actively integrated in clinical practice**:

- ** Evidence of a current driver’s licence.**:

- ** Commitment to quality, best practice and environmental safety**:

- ** Ability to problem solve in a variety of complex situations**:

- ** Demonstrated ability in service development and quality improvement initiatives**:

- ** Demonstrated knowledge of community resources**:

- ** Demonstrated ability in building partnerships within and outside of the organisation to support transition of clients into the community**

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

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Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation**:

- ** A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program**:

- ** Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities**:

- ** Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time)**

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