About the role

Mater’s Physiotherapy department has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join us in a 12-month opportunity as Team Leader for the Musculoskeletal/Orthopaedics/Emergency Department team.

This team provides specialist services to adult inpatients and outpatients in a variety of public and private services with 26 Physiotherapists and assistants (14 FTE) who are passionate about delivering evidence based, high-level physiotherapy clinical care across a 24 hours/7 days per week service.

Salary range: $67.84 - $70.77 (HP level 5) per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900

What you’ll be doing

As a member of the Physiotherapy leadership team, you will clinically and operationally lead the MSK/Ortho/ED Services 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. Some of your key duties will include (but not limited to):

• Deliver generalist clinical and consultancy services with complex and novel clinical presentations within scope of competency across the MSK/Ortho/ED team
• Clinically lead and coordinate services across the breadth of Physiotherapy intervention delivered by the MSK/Ortho/ED Services team
• Drive workforce productivity and planning through the operational and professional management of team services, staff and resources
• Provide direction and clinical supervision to health practitioners, allied health assistants, students, support staff and volunteers in the delivery of MSK/Ortho/ED clinical services
• Operationally manage financial and staffing resources and day-to-day service delivery
• Provide strategic direction to the team and shape service profile through developing and extending scope of practice, models of care and clinical practices in line with departmental plan
• Take a leadership role in departmental planning and translating organisational and divisional strategy to operational outcomes

About you

The successful applicant will possess:

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
• Current AHPRA registration
• Eligibility to obtain a Medicare provider number
• Post graduate qualifications in ambulatory Physiotherapy care, Leadership or Education (desirable)
• High level Physiotherapy clinical skills in at least one area of the MSK, Ortho, and ED care 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 at least one area of the MSK, Ortho, and ED care areas, to facilitate state-wide leadership in the development and implementation of novel models of care and the translation of emerging research into practice
• 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

For further information specific to the role, please contact Michelle Grant, Physiotherapist Director on 07 3163 8317.

Applications close on 22nd of May 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.