Welcome to St John of God Health Care
St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a 122-bed contemporary private hospital located in central Victoria providing high quality acute medical and surgical health care services for people in Bendigo and surrounding areas.

Welcome to St John of God Health Care
St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a 122-bed contemporary private hospital located in central Victoria providing high quality acute medical and surgical health care services for people in Bendigo and surrounding areas.

Your role at St John of God Bendigo Hospital

The Grade 2 Physiotherapist works alongside the Multi-disciplinary team to provide senior clinical physiotherapy services to clients/patients. Ensures practice is in accordance to Australian Physiotherapy Association Code of Conduct and SJGHC policies and guidelines.

The Grade 2 Physiotherapist is expected to work independently and demonstrate a depth of experience. The Grade 2 Physiotherapist is expected to initiate and participate in teaching, training, research and quality activities, to supervise students and supervise and mentor junior caregivers.

The Position

• Provide high quality evidence based senior Physiotherapy services to patients/clients within the clinical specialty area/s including hydrotherapy where applicable.
  
• Provide physiotherapy assessment, intervention and evaluation at a senior practice level for complex and general caseload/s.
  
• Ensure that direct working relationships are established and maintained with colleagues and internal/external customers.
  
• Use of Evidence Based Patient treatment outcome measures and use of Patient feedback - satisfaction measures and quality assurance activities
  
• Ensure prioritisation and delegation of duties of Physiotherapy caseloads for self and supervised staff.
  
• Participate in evidence based clinical research activities, where applicable.
  
• Active participation in the multidisciplinary team including clinical meetings
  
• Document in the patient/clients healthcare record in accordance with the SJGHC policies and procedure
  
• Maintain statistical data in accordance with departmental and professional clinical guidelines.

You will hold a registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Physiotherapist and will have a demonstrated understanding of effective verbal and written communication skills.

To succeed in this multi-disciplinary team, you will have recent experience in Physiotherapy services in relevant clinical settings including the provision of hydrotherapy treatments.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Novated leasing
  
• work related expenses
  
• self-education and
  
• additional superannuation
  

• Salary: $92,652 to $110,805 (pro rata for part time) plus 11.5% superannuation
  
• 5 weeks annual leave
  
• Fixed term 12months full time position available.
  
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  
  

• A welcoming & supportive culture
  
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
  
• Option to purchase up to two weeks of additional annual leave
  
• Dynamic role in multidisciplinary team
  

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

For enquiries contact, Ganesh Kuppa Manager Allied Health on (03) 5434 3434
Closing Date : 20th March 2025