Job Description
Physiotherapist - Senior (Adult Community Health Services) - Cairns
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Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service – Cairns QLD
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The Adult Community Health Service includes Chronic Conditions Management, Community Rehabilitation, Post-acute, and Persistent Pain Management service. The multidisciplinary team works closely with acute services and Primary Care including General Practice and many other non-Government services to enable clients to better self-manage their health. Oral Health, Sexual Health, Home Support Programs, ACAT and Child, Youth and Family Services are co-located onsite. The Cairns North Community Health facility is an innovatively designed facility with multiple services for the Cairns community on the one site enabling accessibility and collaboration.
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We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
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Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.
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About your opportunity:
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In this position you will...
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Exercise independent professional decision–making and judgement on a day–to–day basis and provide professional advocacy beyond routine practice.
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Apply contemporary human resource management principles to ensure that the unit working environment meets legislative standards and Queensland Health policy.
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Provide professional supervision to more junior staff and facilitate university student clinical placements as appropriate.
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Develop and promote the Physiotherapy role through accountable multidisciplinary team involvement, care planning and delivering in-service professional education in liaison with Physiotherapy Clinical Lead.
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For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with
legislation/government
policy and Directives.
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What we offer:
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Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
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Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.
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Discover our energetic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.
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Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.
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📌 Physiotherapist - Senior (Adult Community Health Services) - Cairns (Queensland)
🏢 Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
📍 Queensland