New Graduate Grade 1 Physiotherapist en St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Job Description:

The SVHM Physiotherapy department provides service to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (Fiztroy), St George’s Hospital (Kew), Caritas Christi (Kew), Berangarra Residential Care (Kew), Prague House (Kew), Port Phillip Prison (Truganina) and Auburn House (Hawthorn East).

The Physiotherapy Department works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment and a range of therapeutic services to optimise patient care and maximise function. The Department is committed to fostering excellence in clinical care and ongoing education.

This is a rotating position located across our campus’ of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne on either acute or subacute wards depending on the rotation the Grade 1 is completing.

POSITION PURPOSE

Accountable to the Physiotherapy Manager and the Senior Clinician/Grade 2 Physiotherapist in the area to which you have been rostered, this position is responsible for providing high quality, overall objective physiotherapy management for the patients in the units allocated and any other workload as directed. This physiotherapy Grade 1 position involves working through 15 different work areas and campuses within St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne as assigned. 

You will usually rotate every 4 months and cross campus work is involved. Rostered weekend and public holiday is also a requirement and will be recognised according to the Health Professionals Award.

POSITION DUTIES 

The delivery of the highest standard of physiotherapy services to the patients at Fitzroy incorporating the mission and values of the Sisters of Charity.

• Provide appropriate clinical management for all patients in the units covered
• Comply with the expected scope of the role and standards of performance in the role as described by the relevant professional bodies/industry standards
• Demonstrate organisational skills and efficient time management to appropriately evaluate, prioritise and complete workload including discharge planning
• Represent patient/physiotherapy issues at relevant meetings, including team / family / multidisciplinary / departmental meetings
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and comprehensive handovers
• Develop and promote new initiatives regarding service provision for consideration by senior staff
• Participate in Departmental and Organisational meetings, other meetings as required
• Actively participate in interprofessional and departmental team activities
• Organise and implement in-service training sessions for staff, AHAs and volunteers as required         Co-ordinate family and carer education as appropriate
• Demonstrate open and effective communication (verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic) with consumers, other staff and service providers according to departmental standards 
• Complete annual Performance Development Discussion within timelines and achieve goals within agreed timeframes
• Complete Grade 1 competencies in a timely manner
• Actively participate in regular clinical supervision and rotational feedback process in timely manner 
• Record accurate statistics by the last working day of each pay fortnight
• Participate in research/evaluation

INCUMBENT OBLIGATIONS 

General

• Perform duties of the position to best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHM
• Comply with all SVHM policies, procedures, by laws and directions 
• Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHM Code of Conduct
• Only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business purposes, maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed
• Participate in the annual  SVHM performance review process
• Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business
• Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions
• Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance

Clinical Quality and Safety

• Attend clinical orientation upon commencement
• Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover
• Always work within approved scope of practice under supervision by more senior clinical staff as appropriate.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and safety of work undertaken
• Take all necessary care and precautions when undertaking clinical procedures
• Complete  annual clinical competencies
• Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake clinical work 
• Consult with peers and other experts and refer to other healthcare workers when appropriate and in a timely manner 
• Collaborate and clearly communicate with patients/clients and the healthcare team 
• Participate in clinical risk management and continuous quality improvement activities as part of day-to-day work 

Person Centred Care

• Ensure consumers receive information in an appropriate and accessible format
• Actively support consumers to  make informed decisions about their treatment and ongoing care
• Ensure consumers are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide feedback

Health and Safety  

• Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related policies, procedures and directions 
• Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually
• Complete required Workplace Culture and Equity Training annually
• Attend general hospital orientation within 3 months of commencement
• As required, comply with fit-testing and PPE requirements
• Participate in reporting and analysis of safety and quality data including risks or hazards,
• Report any hazards, near misses and incidents (regardless of whether an injury occurred or not) into Riskman 
• Identify and report any variance to expected standard and minimising the risk of adverse outcomes 

7.     INCUMBENT CAPABILIITY REQUIREMENTS (Level 1)

The incumbent of this position will be expected to possess the following core capabilities:

• Capability
• Demonstrated behaviour
• Personal
• Personal effectiveness
• Operates within policies and regulations in line with the mission and values
• Learning Agility
• Is open to learning new skills and ideas and applies these in the workplace
• Outcomes
• Patient/Resident/client centred
• Responds to patients as individuals while delivering care according to prescribed guidelines
• Innovation and Improvement
• Solves immediate problems on own tasks and is open to change
• Strategy
• Driving Results   
• Completes allocated tasks to prescribed standards and timeframes
• Organisational Acumen
• Understands role of own department and related departments
• People
• Working with and Managing others
• Modifies own behaviour and work style to be most effective
• Collaboration
• Cooperates with team members to deliver team goals

8.     SELECTION CRITERIA

8.1 ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Physiotherapy Degree
• AHPRA Registration

8.2 OTHER DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Skills and competencies which the incumbent must possess:

• Experience in and knowledge of physiotherapy management in a health care setting
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated clinical management skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to staff development and continuing education
• Knowledge of and commitment to continuous quality improvement
• Demonstrated commitment to involvement in research activities and professional development

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct:

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