We’re excited to welcome an Emergency Physiotherapy Practitioner to our Physiotherapy team. Emergency Physiotherapy Practitioners contribute to a 7-day extended hours primary contact physiotherapy service within the Emergency Department at Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, delivering advanced practice physiotherapy clinical services and professional leadership.

Job details

Emergency Physiotherapy Practitioners contribute to a 7-day extended hours primary contact physiotherapy service within the Emergency Department at Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, delivering advanced practice physiotherapy clinical services and professional leadership. Clinical services encompass the timely, quality and efficient management of musculoskeletal injuries presenting to emergency care, including fractures, dislocations and orthopaedic trauma. Clinicians have a key role in the education and training of the Emergency Department multi-disciplinary team in musculoskeletal assessment and role requisite skills, including plastering, bracing and acute injury protocols.

Emergency Physiotherapy Practitioner clinicians within AH Physiotherapy work as a team to meet clinical demand in keeping with Clinical Prioritisation Document. Staff will be required to work across other clinical services and facilities within Physiotherapy as required to assist in meeting patient care needs, managing leave cover, and succession planning of staff.  Staff may be required to rotate across SCH as per Allied Health Rotation Guidelines.

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with the operational managers, Discipline Directors and multidisciplinary Allied Health teams to implement clinical governance requirements that align with the Allied Health Governance Framework and Business Rules.
• Foster a culture of ongoing professional development for staff by collaborating with the Clinical Educator and / or Discipline Directors / Operational Managers to identify, initiate, develop and participate in clinical education programs within Allied Health and across multidisciplinary teams.
• Facilitate and contribute to clinical research projects of significant scope and clinical importance and provide Allied Health leadership and support to Allied Health staff of the service/facility, the relevant discipline / MDT, Department of Health, Innovation, Quality and Research and Education (IQRE) group; seeking outcomes that influence standards of clinical practice and the delivery of services.
• Collaborate with others to lead change through service-wide quality and service improvement activities, such as the collaborative development and implementation of [discipline] clinical practices and guidelines.

Remuneration based pro rata on equivalent Part-Time value up to $67 320 p.a., comprising salary rates: $73.12 - $76.30 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP5) (Temporary Part-Time position available for 12 months, 30 hrs p.f.). Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers  

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/  

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SC652256_RD (PDF, 409KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Application Kit