Sydney Local Health District is one of the top performing local health districts in New South Wales. It is made up of hospitals and health services delivered in various locations in the community and also in people’s homes.

Our vision is excellence in health and healthcare for all!

• Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to September 2025; 24 hours per week
  
• Position Classification: Physiotherapist Level 3
  
• Remuneration: $54.76 - $56.54 per hour + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
  
• Location: Concord Repatriation General Hospital
  
• Requisition ID: REQ522509

Where you will be based

For over 70 years Concord Repatriation General Hospital has had a well-earned reputation for excellence in healthcare as well as undertaking world class clinical education and research. Building on its proud heritage of caring for the Veteran community, the hospital now services the local communities of Concord, Strathfield, Burwood and beyond.

About the Opportunity

In this role, you will be responsible for providing senior clinical leadership within Physiotherapy service provision including optimisation of patient/client care delivery, as well as supporting the mentoring and development of staff.

Level 3 Senior Clinicians have a recognised clinical specialty within their discipline and work in areas that require high levels of clinical expertise and knowledge in that specialty. They demonstrate advanced reasoning skills and operate autonomously with minimum direct clinical supervision.

The successful applicant will work in the acute aged care wards and be responsible to the management of patients in this area, along with the supervision of a first year graduate physiotherapist. The position is also required to supervise students on placement in that aged care wards.

For more information, please view the Position Description.

The Ideal Candidate is someone who has...

• A current AHPRA Physiotherapy Registration and degree, or equivalent, in Physiotherapy, ensuring eligibility for full membership of the Australian Physiotherapy Association with experience at Level 2 or higher.
• Advanced clinical knowledge, skill and significant clinical experience in the provision of Physiotherapy.

Internal to NSW Health

Benefits and Perks!

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging up to $9,009, Novated Car Leasing, meal entertainment allowance up to $2,650. For more information, please visit SalaryPackagingPlus.
• Paid parental leave & annual leave loading.
• Access to free courses, qualification and coaching via Sydney Education.
• Health & Wellbeing: discounted Fitness Passport, free nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals, access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families and yearly flu shots etc.
• Enjoy the ability to utilise the Concord Hospital staff gym.

For more information about the benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits.

About working for SLHD

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

For enquiries, please contact David Roberts on 0460 037 386 or via email at [email protected] or Gulliver Tompkins on (02) 9767 5000 or via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Physiotherapist - Level 3 - Acute Aged Care enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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