Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary, 4 and 15 months with the possibility of extension and/ or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Level 4 (PN 40822, 67663)
Salary: $124,103 - $137,742 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital and Urgent Care Clinic, Weston Creek, ACT
Section: Acute Allied Health Services
Closing Date: 27 March 2024

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

Physiotherapy within Acute Allied Health Services provides services to a range of clients in acute inpatient wards, specialised outpatient settings, and the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Clinic. Our physiotherapists work closely with patients, carers, referrers, other health care professionals and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe, high quality patient care.

Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists are employed within the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Clinic to provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management for patients and reliable consultancy, professional leadership, and education within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

This position supports the delivery of extended hours service the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Clinic. As such, you will be required to participate in a shift, overtime and/or restricted on-call roster.

Clinical supervision, and professional development is provided through team structures, supervision support, competency-based assessments and professional development opportunities.

Please note: There are two positions available - one temporary 4 months with possibility of extension and/ or permanency and one 15 months with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please submit a copy of your CV along with a 2x page response to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description. Only applications submitted online via the E-Recruitment system will be accepted.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.