Physiotherapist

About the role

Mater Hospital South Brisbane, Rehabilitation Unit is currently seeking a qualified and experienced Physiotherapist to join their team on a casual basis.

This will require flexibility to work up to 7.5hr shifts across the 7day service including weekdays and school holidays.

The Physiotherapy department at Mater Health provides a broad range of public and private acute health services with adults, women's health, neonatology, children and adolescent services. The Rehabilitation Physiotherapy team provides specialist services to inpatients and outpatients in a primarily private setting.  The team encompasses Physiotherapists and assistants who are passionate about delivering evidence based, high level physiotherapy clinical care across a 7 days per week service in a multidisciplinary environment. Physiotherapy employees may be required to work across facilities, service and/or sites as required.

Salary range: $ $58.59 (HP3) per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 +access to many staff benefits

What you'll be doing

As a member of the Rehabilitation Physiotherapy team, you will provide patient centred, evidence based clinical care in a variety of orthopaedic, neurological, cardiorespiratory and general reconditioning caseloads across the breadth of our 7day service.

• Adhere to the Mater behavioural standards including the Mater Mission, Values, Code of Conduct
• Independently undertake routine clinical practice within established clinical protocols to achieve patient focused outcomes
• Apply increasing clinical judgement to more complex cases under clinical practice supervision
• Provide delegation, supervision, training and support to less experienced health practitioners, allied health assistants, students, support staff and volunteers in the delivery of clinical services
• Identify, develop and participate in quality and service improvement activities to continually improve clinical services and patient outcomes
• Actively participate in translating research into practice
• Actively participate in professional and multidisciplinary teams, and liaise with patients, their families/carers and external agencies to facilitate patient centred care

About you

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
• Eligibility and current registration with AHPRA
• Eligibility to receive a Medicare provider number

Desirable Qualifications

• Membership of Australian Physiotherapists Association
• Experience in an adult rehabilitation setting (neurological and orthopaedic) is essential.
• Competence in using core physiotherapy skills in the rehabilitation setting to contribute to the multidisciplinary team
• Capability to independently manage caseload responsibilities, measuring outcomes and contributing to continuous quality improvement in service provision
• Demonstrated attributes that align with our department values of solutions focus, flexibility and positive encounters.

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
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For further information specific to the position, please contact Lauren Bernhardt, Physiotherapist Team Leader, on or Ph:

Please include a 1-page cover letter with your application outlining your interested and suitability to the role.

Applications close on 10th of November. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW

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

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.