Senior Physiotherapist – AHP Level 3 – Emergency Medical Unit

Permanent part-time shift-work position working 64 hours per fortnight

Tasmanian Health Service – North (Launceston General Hospital)

To be Tasmanian is to pursue quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With passion and perseverance, with an embrace of our history and our stories, we quietly pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?

You can be a Senior Physiotherapist within the Emergency setting anywhere. What’s different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. You will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of invention and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.

Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to awe-inspiring scenery, endless trails and National Parks, and award-winning restaurants or bars. After a hard day at work, you don’t sit in a car or train for an hour. You can get on your bike or put on your boots and “tell it to a mountain”.

Some people surf in the early mornings and weekends, or take painting classes, write novels, sell preserves at the weekly farmers’ market, become a wine connoisseur. We are small enough in Tasmania for you to shape and influence your work and make a real impact every day. Yet we are big enough for you to feel part of something important, somewhere you can belong and be surrounded by diversity, innovation, and friendships. Tasmanians are connected to the land where we live, and to the stories of the people who have cared for this place for tens of thousands of years.

We are a close-knit group of 80 in our Physiotherapy team, an eclectic mix of locals and new Tasmanian adventurers. Here, we work to the top of our scope, and continue to push the boundaries of this, trying new ideas and fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration. This team values evidence-informed care and research, with highly accomplished Physios like Ianthe Boden, Jane Lockstone and John Cannell influential in setting a scene for the pursuit of better. And you’ll be encouraged to be part of that. Based predominantly in our Emergency Department, while sharing your expertise and teaching to our emerging therapists across our service, you will work alongside Anna Tyson who would be happy to share her experience working in the health service and physio team: anna.tyson@ths.tas.gov.au

We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensure you are fully inducted and welcomed into our team and into our culture. Your fellow Allied Health colleagues, as well as the Nursing, and Specialist Medical teams, will rely on you thriving in your work and will be invested in making this a reality. Take a look at the Statement of Duties below for more details.

For more information about becoming a Physiotherapist in Northern Tasmania, or to learn more about what we can do for you (relocation, salary benefits, development opportunities, etc.) please email or phone Laura Karpeles, Discipline Lead – Physiotherapy (laura.karpeles@ths.tas.gov.au) or (03) 6777 6216.

If you need any more convincing about our beautiful part of the world, here it is Northern Tasmania

Details of Appointment: Fixed-term, full-time, day time position, working 76 hours per fortnight (part-time negotiable with successful applicant) until 8 June 2024.

Note: Travel within the Northern region of Tasmania will be required

Salary:                               $106,966 to $123,013 pro rata per annum + 11.5% superannuation 

Salary Packaging:             Access to a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9010 + $2650 in meal entertainment each FBT year

Relocation Assistance:     Reimbursement for up to $5000 of expenses incurred through relocating.
                                         
Professional Development:   $1000 per annum entitlement for professional development course fees (daily wage, flights, accommodation, daily allowance paid in addition to this)

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
2. Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. An active member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association

2. Current Driver’s Licence

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Function Statement.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• Generic Senior Physiotherapist HP03 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Please note, this position is based in the Emergency Medical Unit and therefore, we are seeking applicants who enjoy working in a dynamic multi-disciplinary team environment and have a broad skill base that will see the successful applicant providing physiotherapy care to populations within the Emergency Department setting including, but not limited to Stroke and Neurology, Acute Cardiorespiratory, Vestibular, Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics and Geriatrics. 

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information 

Laura Karpeles

Position: Acting Discipline Lead - Physiotherapy 
Phone: (03) 6777 6935
E-mail: laura.karpeles@ths.tas.gov.au 

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