Exercise Physiologist

**Enterprise Agreement / Classification**
- Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026 - EXERCISE PHYS GR2YR1 - EP67
- Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026 - EXERCISE PHYS GR2YR4 - EP70

**Hours per Fortnight**

**Position Summary**

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- A supportive environment for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An opportunity to further your career

**The Position**
- Classification: EP67 - EP70
- Salary per hour (exc. super): $43.03 - $49.47
- Hours per fortnight: 32
- Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time
- Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**

**Transition Care Program (TCP) **provides short-term care to optimise the functioning and independence of older people after a hospital stay. The care is goal orientated, time-limited and therapy focused. The team achieve their goals through case management, targeted therapy and implementation of services based on individually assessed needs to maximise function and independence. Exercise Physiologists play an important role as physical activity and exercise specialists as an integral treatment for primary and secondary prevention and the treatment of chronic disease. As a member of the TCP team, the EP will conduct high quality functional assessments, negotiate care plans, and review progress for clients.

**Bendigo Health**
- Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver
- _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:

- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment
- If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**The Team**
- The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women's and Children's, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**
- Bendigo is one of Victoria's fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Diversity and Inclusion**
- Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Degree in Human Movement or Exercise Science with post graduate Exercise Rehabilitation qualifications or equivalent 4-year exercise physiology degree. ESSA accreditation as an Exercise Physiologist.
- Essential : Commitment to ongoing professional development, and ability to meet the requirements of the Bendigo Health Allied Health Credentialing and Scope of Practice document
- Desirable : Demonstrated understanding of the impact of hospitalisation on older people, with the ability to recognise and respond to changes in the client's ability to maintain functional independence
- Desirable : Demonstrated capacity to function independently and also within an interdisciplinary team