Department of Health
Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals Nth
Launceston General Hospital

Applications must be submitted by Sunday 28 April, 2024 11:55 PM

Sunday 28 April, 2024 11:55 PM AEST

Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement, Allied Health Professional, Level 1-2

$71,441 to $107,878 pro rata, per annum

Part Time

North

LGH Charles Street, Launceston

Within the Hospitals North Framework, and in accordance with Agency Policies and Procedures, the Physiotherapist will:• Provide physiotherapy assessments and interventions to patients referred to thePhysiotherapy Department based at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) andservices supplied from that department.• Participate in relevant quality improvement activities to ensure safe and effectivedelivery of patient care.• Provide patient care collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinaryteam across relevant areas of the LGH as required.

Physiotherapist – Level 1/2 – Part Time Fixed Term, 25 hours per fortnight

Tasmanian Health Service – North (Launceston General Hospital)

To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?

You can start your Physiotherapy career anywhere. What’s different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. You will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.

Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks, and incredible fresh produce crafted by locals. After a hard day at work, you don’t have to sit in traffic for an hour. You decompress with a wander through our beautiful city, on put on your boots and tell it to a mountain .

We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practise that sees our Physiotherapists closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team. We are a team of some 80 staff, a mix of passionate locals and new Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic. Here, you can work and learn alongside highly accomplished Physios like Ianthe Boden, Jane Lockstone and John Cannell, while making a difference to the lives of a diverse and inclusive community.

We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensuring you are fully welcomed into our culture. As an Allied Health group, we are dedicated to the development of our people and will work to help you to achieve your goals. Sarine, one of our team members would be most happy to hear from you to answer questions about her journey to Tasmania, and how she finds working in the health service and physio team:

For more information about becoming a Physiotherapist in Northern Tasmania, or to learn more about what we can do for you (relocation, salary benefits, development opportunities, etc.) please email or phone Laura, our Acting Discipline Lead - Physiotherapy: or (03) 6777 6216.

If you need any more convincing about our beautiful part of the world, here it is Northern Tasmania

Details of Appointment: Fixed term from 15 th July- 13 th December 2024

Working 25 hours per fortnight, day workposition (with on-call)

Salary: $75,473- $107,878per annum + 11% superannuation(Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2022)

Salary Packaging: Access to a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year

Relocation Assistance: Can be negotiated.

Professional Development: $1,000 per annum entitlement for professional development course fees (daily wage, flights, accommodation, daily allowance paid in addition to this)

• notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant
• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• Registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Current Driver’s Licence
• Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association

Position Features:

On-call and weekend work as required

Travel within the northern region of Tasmania may be required

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

• Conviction checks in the following areas:
• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty
• Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

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Please note:

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