About Northern Beaches Hospital
Operated by Healthscope, Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) is located in Frenchs Forest, only 13kms north of Sydney CBD. The hospital is a contemporary 488 bed facility comprising of 60% public and 40% private beds. Providing a wide range of health services to the local community, including Surgery, a 50 bed Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Birthing, Paediatrics, Cardiac, Mental Health, Dialysis, Cancer Centre and Outpatients. NBH has 13 operating theatres, one hybrid/cardiac catheter theatre, two Catheter Laboratories and four endoscopy procedure rooms, all supported by a critical care unit which includes two intensive care wards.

About the Role

Senior Physiotherapist - Level 3 (Medical) - Permanent, Full-Time (76 hours per fortnight)

As the Senior Level 3 Physiotherapist - ICU and Critical Care, you will be responsible for providing a high-quality physiotherapy service to the Northern Beaches Hospital as part of the wider Physiotherapy team. The position will oversee the medical (aged care, oncology, haematology and respiratory) clinical areas of Northern Beaches Hospital. The Physiotherapy team at Northern Beaches Hospital provides a 7-day service to all inpatient areas, these include but are not limited to: intensive care, orthopaedics, surgical wards, neurosciences and neurosurgery, cardiothoracics, general medicine and the emergency department. This position will include participation in a weekend and public holiday roster.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree in Physiotherapy and current registration with AHPRA
• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience working in Intensive care and Critical Care Physiotherapy
• Demonstrated provision of excellent clinical care related to patient assessment, treatment, discharge planning and contemporary evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy
• Demonstrated ability and previous experience in providing leadership to a designated clinical area
• Demonstrated participation in driving service development and quality improvement within a Physiotherapy Department
• Ability to work with other senior staff and Physiotherapy Manager on issues such as workload and staff management and strategic planning
• Experience in providing supervision and mentoring to junior Physiotherapy staff and students
• Excellent time management, communication and organisation skills
  
  Employee Benefits:
  Our OneHealthscope rewards program gives you access to a range of wellness benefits, discounted Healthscope services for you and your family, salary packaging and more as well as discounted onsite parking at Northern Beaches Hospital and access to Fitness Passport!
• Wellness: holistic support through our Employee Assistance Program and free services including medical examination of employees and discounted Healthscope services for permanent Healthscope employees and members of their immediate family.
• OneHealthscope rewards: national deals and discounts for travel, health insurance and banking offers.
• Variety of leave options and Salary packaging
  
  For further enquiries: Samantha West, Physiotherapy Manager, [email protected]
  To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Applications should be submitted online in their entirety and include a response to the selection criteria, a current CV and 2 current work-related referees. Incomplete applications may not be considered.
  
  Applications close: April 6th 2025
  Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current (12 months or less) National Police check and a NSW Working with Children's Check, prior to appointment and persons in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases prior to commencement.