Join the collaborative and forward-thinking Allied Health Services at CHHHS and play a key role in improving health outcomes across regional, rural, and remote communities. As the Physiotherapist – Senior you will deliver high level rural generalist physiotherapy services and clinical leadership to inpatients and outpatients as an active member of the multi-professional team. The position is based at Innisfail Hospital and outreaches through the Cassowary Hub. This position also provides clinical practice training and supervision of less experienced Physiotherapists, Allied Health Assistants, and students.

Job details

About us: 

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

About your role:

• Independently deliver high level rural generalist inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy clinical services. This includes the ability to provide assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment interventions with complex clients as part of a multi-professional team, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards.
• Work cooperatively and effectively by maintaining timely, respectful, and open communication (including accurate documentation and reporting) within multi-professional teams, with patients, their families/carers and other health professionals, supervisors, students and researchers as required.
• Deliver an efficient and effective physiotherapy service through independent day to day planning, service prioritisation, demand management, administration, and resource management.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland.

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• CAH660916 Role Description (PDF, 191KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants