Senior Clinician Physiotherapist

Description:

Senior Clinician - Physiotherapist
• Fixed Term Full Time (3 months May - July 2025) | Opportunity to learn and improve
• Join the Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) Rapid Face to Face Triage Team
• Provide care to clients discharged from Eastern Health (EH) Acute and Subacute wards to home
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.
This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.
About the role
As a Senior Clinician within the Community Rapid Triage Team you will work autonomously, but be well supported by your colleagues, assessing clients following their discharge from an Eastern Health hospital who have been referred to the Community Rehabilitation Program. You will assist with rapid triage, assessment, goal setting and discharge planning for clients. You will recognise the deteriorating patient and escalate to medical staff for management to prevent avoidable readmissions to hospital. Partake in holistic discharge planning following inpatient stay, including liaising with community nursing, Post-Acute Care, HARP co-ordinators and allied health.
Liaise with CRP allied health staff, medical staff and other stakeholders to develop a plan of care tailored to meet the need of individual patients which addresses relevant clinical needs
Subsequent follow-up will be delivered via a mix of face-to-face and home visits, as clinically indicated.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to thrive in this role. The team will work closely together and be strong advocates for this vulnerable and frail client group. The team will use a mix of modes such as face to face interventions and telehealth.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
• Demonstrated expertise in managing complex and vulnerable, frail populations, initiating appropriate therapies and supportive treatments.
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and advanced casework skills, using a patient-centred approach within multi-dimensional assessments, formulating appropriately targeted treatment plans with realistic achievable goals.
• Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with patients and significant carers.
• Collaboration with other stakeholders and especially referrers, CRP and Post-Acute Care teams.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in innovative practice and quality improvement.
• Deliver a high quality, accessible and coordinated service to our clients both in the client’s home and in the centre.
• Be an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate high-level organisational skills through efficient time management and professional responsibility including modelling the ability to appropriately prioritise workload and manage multiple competing demands.
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for).
Good to know:
• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application
If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.
Please click here for position description
Contact Person: Stephanie Corin
Contact Number: 0434329045
Contact Email: stephanie.corin@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 20/05/2025
Applications will be screened as recieved
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)
Our Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day
Eastern Health has services across the largest geographical area of any metropolitan health service in Victoria.
We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status and healthcare needs.