Please note: Only current Department of Health, including Tasmanian Health Service employees, are eligible to apply.
The Team:
Seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Physiotherapist to join our Medical Services Physiotherapy Team to work as an integral member of the Rapid Assessment Medical Unit (RAMU) Multidisciplinary Team.
This role maintains important links with the Emergency Department, the Medical Services Team and the Cardio-Respiratory Team with the potential to collaborate to support the patients journey through the health system.
The Medical Services Team is large and highly involved in the multidisciplinary space. There is Senior collaboration across the acute and sub-acute Services in peer support, supervision and mentorship. There is significant opportunity to develop skills in enhanced clinical scope, supervision, and other non-clinical opportunities within and outside of the Service.
The Role:
This position is based at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Hobart CBD. It is a rotational shift work position that supports primary patient-flow management for short stay medical admissions requiring collaborative input to facilitate timely discharge.
The Senior Physiotherapist – RAMU - will perform duties including:
- Provide evidence driven, patient centred physiotherapy care to general and specialised medical patients, facilitating patient flow, discharge planning and optimising patient outcomes.
- Promote a learning culture supporting leadership and clinical supervision to junior physiotherapists, allied health assistants and undergraduate students working in general medicine.
- Foster innovation and support quality improvement and service delivery projects.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of Appointment
Fixed term part time, shift worker position, working 60.8 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 3 January 2026.
Please note that hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant
Classification:
Salary $110,425 to $121,907 per annum (Pro rata). + 11.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging
- Please note that access to salaries beyond $ 119,290 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme
- Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022.
*Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar vacancies.
Eligibility
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
- Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
- Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Postgraduate qualifications or working towards this in the identified clinical area
Under particular circumstances employees may be required to undertake a new conviction check.
Statement of Duties and any associated documents
You are encouraged to speak with the contact person once you have familiarised yourself with the Statement of Duties and any associated documents. This will assist you to prepare an application more aligned with our specific needs.
Applicant Guide
How to Apply
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the specifics of the role and selection criteria contained in the attached Statement of Duties.
A separate statement addressing each individual selection criteria is not required.
Please Note
- All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.
Contact Person
Name: Elisabeth Pilgrim
Position: Deputy Manager-Acute Physiotherapy Services
Phone number: (03) 6166 8101
Email address: elisabeth.pilgrim@ths.tas.gov.au
The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.