Grade 2 Physiotherapist Transition Care Program (svha)

Job Description

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Kew location
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Permanent, Full Time (38 hours per week plus an ADO)

About the Role

An opportunity currently exists for a Grade 2 physiotherapist to join the Virtual and at Home Department at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, within the Transition Care Program.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing high quality, overall physiotherapy management to patients admitted within units serviced by the Transition Care Program based at St Georges Hospital Kew.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver outcomes that are determined by client care plans and goals.  The role is also responsible for supervision of students, Grade 1 staff, and Allied Health Assistants and taking a leadership role within the department and other duties as directed/delegated.

Applications from current grade two physiotherapists or suitably experienced grade one physiotherapists will be considered. Relevant postgraduate qualifications would also be highly regarded. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join a cohesive and progressive integrated team, committed to excellence in clinical practice, patient centred care and continuous improvement.

About Transition Care Program

The Transition Care Program is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State and Territories. St Vincent’s Transition Care Program is resourced to follow the client through the service system and avoid unnecessary extension of hospital admissions and/or premature admission to residential care.You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide short-term support and active management for older people at the interface of the acute/subacute and residential aged care sectors.

Classifications for this position will range from classification range VB1 - VB4 ($90,235.60 - $103,724.40 per annum).

Your Contribution

• Tertiary qualifications in Physiotherapy

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a health care setting.

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team.

• Knowledge of and commitment to continuous quality improvement.

• Experience with student supervision.

• Superior written and verbal communication skills.

• Current national criminal history check, or willing to obtain.

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!) –
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Contact

Fay Axiotis fay.axiotis@svha.org.au

 St Vincent’s Virtual & Home have admitted services across Acute and Subacute streamed Units including Hospital in the Home, Rehab@home, GEM@home, Transition Care Bed Based. Non admitted services include District Nursing, Residential in Reach, Palliative Care@home, Transition Care Home-based and Home Based Allied Health.

This position is part of the Transition Care Program which is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State and Territories. St Vincent’s Transition Care Program is resourced to follow the client through the service system and avoid unnecessary extension of hospital admissions and/or premature admission to residential care.

The intent of the Transition Care Program is to provide short-term support and active management for older people at the interface of the acute/subacute and residential aged care sectors.

The target group for Transition Care services at St Vincent’s are:

• Older people exiting from hospital who, via participation in the program, achieve further improvements to their physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning and an improved capacity for living independently; and/or
• Older people exiting from hospital for whom the focus will be on actively maintaining their functioning while assisting them and their family/carers make appropriate long term care arrangements.

The Transition Care Program is located at the St Georges Health Service in Kew however you may be required to undertake home visiting duties or work from other St Vincent’s campuses.

An opportunity currently exists for a Grade 2 physiotherapist to join the Transition Care Program. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing high quality, overall physiotherapy management to patients admitted within the Transition Care Program at the St Georges Campus in Kew of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver outcomes that are determined by client care plans and goals, either in a bed based and/or home based setting.  The role is also responsible for supervision of students, Grade 1 staff, and Allied Health Assistants and taking a leadership role within the department and other duties as directed/delegated.

The incumbent will be accountable professionally to the Chief Physiothearpist and operationally to the manager of the Transition Care Program.  This position may be required to work at any campus as directed by their manager.

• Provide high quality and evidence-based patient centred care.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge in the area of aged care and care of the older person
• Provide appropriate, timely and effective clinical management to all patients through assessment, treatment, evaluation, team liaison and discharge planning.
• Complete client goal setting in consultation with patient/family/carers as appropriate.  Goals are to be functional and measurable.
• Work in collaborationJOB IS FROM: italents.netVIEW with others by communicating client assessment and treatment outcomes effectively with other team members, and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Demonstrate high level decision making skills to assess and reduce risks to complex clients by working autonomously and with the support of supervisors to address specific issues
• Undertake discipline specific risk assessment, set priorities and work in a timely and efficient way according to program requirements.
• Assess for and arrange for supply of equipment to clients to improve safety, maximise functional ability, mobility and independence
• Active participation in therapeutic group work as required.

• Ensure all documentation, client records, statistics and activity recording are completed and managed in a timely manner consistent with SVHM, SVVH and TCP policies and procedures, legislative and regulatory requirements.

• Manage workload with a high level of autonomy and responsiveness to program and organisational drivers.
• Actively participate in supervision, professional development and performance review
• Contribute to the skill development of the Allied Health Assistants.
• Participate in quality and continuous improvement initiatives, team processes and service development activities
• Complete annual clinical competencies, required learning and accreditation inccordance with professional and legislative requirements.

General

• Perform duties of the position to best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHM
• Comply with all SVHM policies, procedures, by laws and directions
• Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHM Code of Conduct
• Only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business purposes, maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed
• Participate in the annual  SVHM performance review process
• Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business
• Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions
• Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance

Clinical Quality and Safety

• Attend clinical orientation upon commencement
• Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover
• Always work within approved scope of practice under supervision by more senior clinical staff as appropriate.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and safety of work undertaken
• Take all necessary care and precautions when undertaking clinical procedures
• Complete  annual clinical competencies
• Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake clinical work
• Consult with peers and other experts and refer to other healthcare workers when appropriate and in a timely manner
• Collaborate and clearly communicate with patients/clients and the healthcare team
• Participate in clinical risk management and continuous quality improvement activities as part of day-to-day work

Person Centred Care

• Ensure consumers receive information in an appropriate and accessible format
• Actively support consumers to  make informed decisions about their treatment and ongoing care
• Ensure consumers are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide feedback

Health and Safety

• Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related policies, procedures and directions

• Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually

• Complete required Workplace Culture and Equity Training annually
• Attend general hospital orientation within 3 months of commencement
• As required, comply with fit-testing and PPE requirements
• Participate in reporting and analysis of safety and quality data including risks or hazards,
• Report any hazards, near misses and incidents (regardless of whether an injury occurred or not) into Riskman
• Identify and report any variance to expected standard and minimising the risk of adverse outcomes

• The incumbent of this position will be expected to possess the following core capabilities:
• Capability
• Demonstrated behaviour
• Personal
• Personal effectiveness
• Takes responsibility for accurate, timely work results
• Learning Agility
• Identifies personal development needs and seeks information from a range of sources
• Outcomes
• Patient/Resident/client centred
• Strives to meet and exceed expectations, demonstrating sound judgement
• Innovation and Improvement
• Contributes to improvement by reviewing strengths and weaknesses of current processes
• Strategy
• Driving Results 
• Manages own work load to deliver results
• Organisational Acumen
• Understands the interdependencies between units/departments
• People
• Working with and Managing others
• Takes responsibility for ensuring productive, efficient teamwork
• Collaboration
• Works collaboratively within and outside the team

• Tertiary Physiotherapy degree.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a health care setting
• Current AHPRA Registration
• Eligibility for APA Membership
• Pre-employment Victoria Police Safety Check
• Victorian Drivers License

• Recent experience in and knowledge of physiotherapy management in an acute or subacute health care setting;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of and commitment to continuous quality improvement
• Recent experience in clinical teaching of physiotherapy students
• Recent experience in the supervision of staff

• Interest in pursuing post-graduate studies relevant to position

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct:

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