Company description:

SEEK Company description

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

· Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program

· Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

· An inclusive and culturally safe space

· State of the art facilities and campus partnerships

· A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'

· Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.

Job description:

Employment Type: Part Time (16 hours per fortnight)

Location: Broadmeadows Hospital Site

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

The Role:

A part time position is available for a motivated and driven Grade 2 Physiotherapist to join the Older Adults team at Northern Health.

The Grade 2 Physiotherapist is responsible for provision of high level, evidence based physiotherapy care (based on their area of expertise) for consumers on the wards at Broadmeadows Hospital Site. They must be flexible in service delivery models to adjust to the needs of inpatients.

The role will provide clinical care across two Older Adults Mental Health Inpatient Units on a part time basis and will require the successful applicant staff to travel between the two sites.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Well-developed organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated sound clinical skills
• Experience working with Older Adults with a mental health diagnosis.

If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refere to the Position Description.

Alternatively, you can contact Huggins Mhlanga, Nurse Unit Manager on 8345 5491

Applications close Sunday 11 March 2024.

We offer:

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

· Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program

· Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

· An inclusive and culturally safe space

· State of the art facilities and campus partnerships

· A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'

· Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.