Physiotherapist

Description:

This position has two components of providing care coordination and physiotherapy in the community and also within the Emergency Department.

In the community, you will oversee a small caseload of clients with varied health and social needs in a person-centred approach. This role includes conducting comprehensive holistic assessments, coordinating health and social care needs, monitoring achievement of client goals, facilitating assessment and required intervention from other health care professionals to meet identified client needs, managing risk and ensuring appropriate linkages with hospital and community services. As a Physiotherapist, you will also provide assessment, intervention and management to achieve optional functional recovery, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life. Physiotherapy intervention is prioritised for those clients experiencing safety, function and medical issues that impact on functional independence.

ED care coordination will include comprehensive assessment of patients within our identified target groups to ensure safe discharges, referrals to appropriate services, identification of risks and ensuring allocation of hospital and community resources in an efficient and cost-effective manner. You will also provide timely and effective physiotherapy specific assessment and treatment as part of a secondary contact physiotherapy service within the ED. Common presentations include aged care and falls related injuries, musculoskeletal conditions, fracture management, vestibular, and cardiorespiratory concerns. In collaboration with your fellow ED physiotherapists and the Primary Contact Practitioner in ED (Grade 3 Physiotherapist) you will assist in the development of the ED Physiotherapy service.
 

Your Contribution
 

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Eligible for registration/membership with AHPRA
• Minimum 4 years post graduate physiotherapy experience collectively in the fields of acute, sub-acute, or community
• Experience with prioritizing patients and hospital demands
• Broad Physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills, including musculoskeletal, cardio respiratory, neurological and geriatric presentations