Physiotherapist (Lvl 4) – Clinical Student Educator - Perm FT

at  South Western Sydney Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: SWSLHD District Wide Service
Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 4
Remuneration: $117,544 - $120,393 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ488739
Application Close Date: 02/06/2024
Interview Date Range: 05/06/2024 – 12/06/2024
Contact Details: Rebekah Culbert – 0456 224 909 | Rebekah.Culbert@health.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The SWSLHD Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) is seeking a highly experienced Physiotherapist to take on a new and exciting role. TACP is a unique community-based program which provides slow stream, goal-orientated, time based therapy to older adults in the their own home following a period of hospitalisation. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in community, aged care and/or rehabilitation, along with demonstrated competence in service development and education.
This District wide position would be responsible for managing student placements and supporting their education alongside the clinical education & development of TACP therapists. This position would also be responsible for enhancing the service by establishing and leading quality improvement & research projects focused on ensuring TACP is providing high quality evidence-based care.
Location of the position is negotiable; however, the position will require some flexibility with assisting teams across the District to develop students & staff and assist with carrying a clinical load during periods of low staffing and/or increased demand.

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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The Clinical Educator Physiotherapist is responsible for supervising student placements as well as leadership, management and development of student placements and staff across the directorate. This includes providing clinical and administrative leadership, the monitoring of professional standards, workforce planning, clinical practice development, safety and quality and the development of, implementation and evaluation of physiotherapy care.