Mater Health is looking for a Physiotherapist – Team Leader; Mothers, Womens & Pelvic Health, to join the team. This maximum-term (until 30 June 2025), full-time role is based at our South Brisbane campus.

As a member of the Physiotherapy leadership team, you will clinically and operationally lead the Mothers, Womens & Pelvic Health team.  In addition to providing high level clinical services with patients, you will lead the team’s performance and coordinate the delivery of quality, innovative and efficient services through building team cohesion, a learning environment, and coordinating quality improvement and research initiatives aligned to departmental strategy.

 Salary range: $69.87 - $72.89 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and manage the Mothers, Womens & Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team
• Provide high-level clinical services to patients
• Coordinate the delivery of quality, innovative, and efficient services
• Build team cohesion and create a learning environment
• Coordinate quality improvement and research initiatives aligned to departmental strategy
• Contribute to the overall leadership of the Physiotherapy department

About you

You will hold a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (or equivalent), a current AHPRA registration and eligibility to receive a Medicare provider number. You will also meet the below criteria:

• Post graduate qualifications in Womens Health or Leadership (desirable)
• High level Physiotherapy clinical skills in obstetrics, gynecology and or pelvic health specialty areas (which may include, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and case management) to provide optimal patient outcomes for complex clinical presentations, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards.
• Demonstrated leadership at state and organisational level for translating emerging evidence, innovative models of care, departmental planning and organisational and divisional strategy, into operational outcomes.
• Demonstrated national linkages (or the ability to rapidly acquire) in the field of Mothers, Women and Pelvic Health Care, to facilitate state-wide leadership in the development and implementation of novel models of care and the translation of emerging research in to practice.
• Demonstrated advanced level clinical expertise and ability to clinically lead and coordinate a team in the delivery of patient centred care
• Demonstrated experience in leading, operationally managing and growing a clinical service in line with departmental plan/strategy
• Demonstrated experience in driving workforce productivity and leading change through in the development of research, quality improvement initiatives and innovative models of care
• Advanced communication and negotiation skills including experience in fostering engagement, influencing outcomes, addressing conflict and advocating with profession and multidisciplinary teams, patients, carers and other stakeholders

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close Thursday 10 October 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.