Physiotherapist

Employment Type: Part time

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

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About the opportunity

Werribee Mercy Hospital is entering a landmark new phase, with the opening of a major Emergency Department expansion. This expansion will significantly increase our capacity and enable us to meet the rapidly growing healthcare needs of the Wyndham community, providing timely, high-quality emergency care to an additional 25,000 patients each year.

As we are preparing to launch this expanded service, we are seeking an Advanced Practice Emergency Department Physiotherapist to join our committed, established team. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality emergency care within a growing and evolving service.

This is a rare opportunity to join a service at a defining moment, contributing to the establishment of a modern, high-capability Emergency Department within one of Australia’s fastest-growing corridors. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality emergency care within a growing and evolving service.

The new Emergency Department will offer you the opportunity to:

• Work in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built emergency department featuring 4 dedicated resuscitation bays, a 16-bed Short Stay Unit (SSU) and custom-designed paediatric and behavioural assessment zones designed to improve clinical outcomes and staff safety.
• Join as a foundational member of a major service expansion in one of Australia’s fastest-growing corridors.
• Benefit from the stability of a leadership team that prioritises professional growth and mentorship.
• Access industry-leading leave options, including the ability to purchase additional leave (48/52) and access gender-neutral paid parental leave to support your long-term life goals.
• Maximise your take-home pay through tailored salary packaging benefits.
• Enjoy a reverse commute against CBD and inner-west traffic.

Summary of the role:

• Grade 3, advance practice-credentialed, Physiotherapist, permanent part-time (0.8EFT), based at Werribee Mercy Hospital
• Seven-day service roster including weekends, public holidays and evening or day shifts as required
• Provides evidence-based clinical care, in both a primary and secondary contact capacity, across the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit
• Friendly and supportive physiotherapy team
• Provides clinical leadership and supervision to junior physiotherapists/students
• Actively participates in quality improvement to improve the service

What you’ll bring:

• Recognised Degree in Physiotherapy, current, full physiotherapy AHPRA registration, current recognised credentialing as an advanced practice ED physiotherapist.
• Strong, broad clinical skills and experience relevant for an ED/SSU setting including in primary and secondary contact capacities and across acute physiotherapy.
• Willingness and flexibility to work in both primary and secondary contact capacity and with a multi-disciplinary team approach
• Availability and willingness to work a rotating roster that includes weekends and public holidays and both day or evening shifts as required.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in staff supervision and improvement activities

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent clinical, time management, organizational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Check and Working with Children Check.
• Full and unlimited AHPRA Physiotherapy registration.
• Qualifications and experience relevant for credentialing as an Advance Practice ED Physiotherapist.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.