Description:
Employment Type: Permanent full time
Hours: 40 hour work week with ADO once a month
Salary: Allied Health Professionals Award NSW - Level 3 yr 1 or yr 2.
Location: Mercy Care Centre, Young, NSW.
Upload with Application: Resume and cover letter are essential, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Clare Findlay, cfindlay@mercy.com.au
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
Fantastic opportunity to become the senior clinical lead physio at Mercy Care Centre (MCC), Young, NSW. MCC is a publicly funded rural hospital and community service. You will lead a physiotherapy team that services subacute inpatients (rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation and palliative care), inpatient acute, adult community/musculoskeletal outpatients, paediatric outpatients, plastering, women's health, cardiac and pulmonary rehab and Transitional Aged Care Program. Provide rural generalist care and you are required to build some specialist skills (e.g. hands, pediatrics, women's health, rehabilitation). Professional development and supervision supported,
*Subsidized accommodation available and relocation subsidy may apply.
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As clinical senior physio you will provide quality client-focused care to patients, their family and carers across a rural generalist caseload.
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Lead a Physio team caring for acute inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation/GEM, pediatric outpatients, community, musculoskeletal and TACP caseloads.
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Be part of a large and vibrant multi-disciplinary team. Physio team comprises 5 physios and 2 AHAs.
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Provide supervision to junior staff, AHAs and students; lead physio education provision; ensure quality improvement is implemented; ordering resources; work with Allied Health Team Leader to ensure targets and KPI's are met; ensure the Physio team is providing a safe, efficient and evidence-based service.
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Opportunity to act into Allied Health Team Leader role.
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
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Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
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A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care, management of staff and leadership.
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The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
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A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
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Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with NSW Health requirements
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Unrestricted driver's license
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Minimum 3 years' experience working as a Physiotherapist