Specialist Therapist – AHP Level 3 – Lymphoedema

Permanent Part-Time Position working 60.8 hours per fortnight as soon as we can onboard you

Tasmanian Health Service – North (Launceston General Hospital)

Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapists are eligible to apply

To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?

You’ve specialised in the complex field of lymphoedema. And these skills are in high demand everywhere. What’s different about Tasmania though, is our culture and our lifestyle. Here you will be encouraged to be yourself, to grow and to maximise the meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients, your team, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.

Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks, and incredible fresh produce crafted by locals. After a hard day at work, you don’t sit in traffic for an hour. You decompress with a wander through our beautiful city, you put on your boots and tell it to a mountain, within minutes.

We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practice that sees our staff closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team. We are a team comprised of a mix of passionate locals and new Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic.

This important role will see you predominantly working within the allied health team and collaborating closely with a range of speciality teams. You will be looked toward to provide expertise in this complex area of therapy, guiding treatment plan, prescribing lymphoedema garments and ensuring optimal care for our patients, so that they have the best opportunity to recover function and return to the lives they value. And we’ll be committed to seeing you thrive. We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensuring you are fully welcomed into our team. With so many new Tasmanians in our team, we have an actively social culture outside of work, and this helps to drive collaboration within our services. As an Allied Health group, we are dedicated to the development of our people and will work to help you to achieve your goals. Elsa, one of our Specialist Therapists – Lymphoedema would be most happy to hear from you to answer questions about her journey to Tasmania, and how she finds working in the health service and allied health team: elsa.gales@ths.tas.gov.au

For more information about becoming a Lymphoedema Therapist in Northern Tasmania, or to learn more about what we can do for you (relocation, salary benefits, development opportunities, etc.) please email or phone Laura, our A / Discipline Lead Physiotherapy: laura.karpeles@ths.tas.gov.au or (03) 6777 6935.

If you need any more convincing about our beautiful part of the world, here it is Northern Tasmania

Details of Appointment:        Permanent, part-time, day worker position, working 60.8 hours per fortnight from as soon as we can onboard you.

Salary:                                     $106,966 - $123,013 per annum + 11.5% superannuation 

Salary Packaging:                  Access to a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year

Relocation Assistance:         Reimbursement for up to $5,000 of expenses incurred through relocating

Professional Development:  $1,000 per annum entitlement for professional development course fees (daily wage, flights, accommodation, daily allowance paid in addition to this)

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
2. 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.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

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 outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Function Statement.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• 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.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 503787 Senior Physiotherapist - Lymphoedema Services HP03 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information, please contact:

Laura Karpeles

Position: A/Discipline Lead - Physiotherapy
Phone: (03) 6777 6935
E-mail: laura.karpeles@ths.tas.gov.au

What it is like working at the Department of Health? 

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!

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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.