Physiotherapist - Grade 3

Employment Type:
Permanent full time

Hours:
Up to 76 hours per fortnight

Location:
Werribee Mercy Hospital

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Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact:
Anne Harrison E:

Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity

Provide quality, person-centred Physiotherapy clinical care and day to day leadership in the sub-acute GEM and inpatient rehabilitation ward as well as supporting more junior physiotherapists weekend rosters as required.

• Further your experience and career Established learning and supervision framework, fabulous team culture.
• Grade 3 Physiotherapist, Permanent Full-time (up to 1.0 EFT available)
• Provides quality, person-centred physiotherapy clinical care to the allocated caseload, ensuring a holistic and multidisciplinary team approach.
• Provides clinical leadership and oversight as well as day-to-day clinical leadership in the clinical area
• Supports and supervises grade 2 and 1 physiotherapists and students
• Supportive and friendly physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team at Werribee Mercy Hospital

What you'll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• AHPRA-recognised degree in Physiotherapy with full, unlimited AHPRA physiotherapy registration
• Broad and relevant clinical physiotherapy experience ideally in a hospital setting including in sub-acute inpatient care
• Ideally minimum seven years physiotherapy clinical experience as well as experience in supervising junior physiotherapists and leading a small clinical team
• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• A current, full Victorian Drivers Licence (or equivalent)
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.