Physiotherapy Assistant

**Job no**: 502257
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Assistants

**About the role**

**Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, together with Mater Hospital South Brisbane Physiotherapy Team is currently seeking an experienced Administration/Physiotherapy Assistant to join their team on a permanent, part-time basis working 24 hours per week.**

The Physiotherapy department at Mater Health provides a broad range of public and private health services with adults, women’s health, neonatology, children and adolescent services. This combined Administration and Assistant role consists of approximately 80% administrative and non-clinical responsibilities and 20% clinical work, with a primary focus on supporting the Mater Mothers and Pelvic Health team.

**Salary range: $34.02 - $35.66 per hour** plus 11.5% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

Administrative & Non-Clinical Duties
- Utilize various software programs to extract, input, and manage data.
- Manage stock orders, including clinical equipment, supplies, and consumables.
- Oversee daily timetables and group class schedules.
- Coordinate with administrative teams across multiple departments.
- Ensure the cleaning, restocking, and maintenance of physiotherapy equipment.
- Set up and pack down equipment for group classes.
- Maintain clinical resources and patient education materials.

Clinical Duties
- Facilitate Telehealth group education classes.
- Distribute educational materials to patients on the wards.
- Manage patient caseloads, conducting assessments and treatments as delegated.
- Document session outcomes, track changes in patient status, and provide feedback to the supervising practitioner.
- Assist with patient care, including therapy programs and education.
- Prepare and maintain therapy rooms, equipment, resources, and assistive devices.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives to enhance clinical services and patient outcomes.
- Engage in ongoing training and professional development to refine clinical skills and knowledge.

**About you**
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with professionals, patients and carers
- Proficient in computer and digital literacy
- Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role and ability to work autonomously
- Certificate IV or Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance preferred

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Enhance your expertise and credentials with exclusive discounts on postgraduate certificates through our university partnerships
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

**Advertised**: 24 Feb 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 07 Mar 2025 E. Australia Standard Time