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Our Journey

The Monash Health Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology team including Allied Health Assistants, is the largest Victorian public healthcare team of its kind. This team provides clinical services across acute, sub-acute and community settings. As a valuable member of this team, we are committed to working with you to become your professional best.

About the Roles

Part-time permanent and fixed term full-time or part-time roles available

A Day in the Life

Become an Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (AMP) and utilise your advanced clinical reasoning and skills in musculoskeletal physiotherapy to manage adult and paediatric patients with fractures, sprains, spinal pain and other musculoskeletal presentations. Work collaboratively with Senior Medical Staff including those from the Emergency Department (ED) and specialty teams, such as Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery and Radiology to ensure the best care for Monash Health patients. Primarily working in the ED, you may also have the opportunity to work in our Advanced Practice Screening Clinics such as Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Service (OAHKS), Lower Limb Screening Clinic, Soft Tissue Clinic, Physiotherapy Led Shoulder Clinic and Back & Neck Clinic.

Extensive supervision and training is provided for new AMP staff through a competency based training and assessment program to ensure credentialing of skills and maintenance of high standards of care. Monash Health AMP staff are expected to work in at least two of our three Emergency departments (Casey Hospital, Dandenong Hospital and Monash Medical Centre/Monash Children’s Hospital). In addition to those sites, AMP Screening clinics are also conducted at Moorabbin Hospital. Regular weekend work is a requirement for this AMP position and all AMP staff are expected to work public holiday shifts.

What You Bring:

• Excellent communication skills and a strong patient-centred focus
• Be highly skilled in assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions
• An enthusiastic and dedicated clinician who is prepared for challenging experiences
• You are passionate about providing a consistently high level of patient care and have excellent problem-solving skills.

What you need:

• Extensive musculoskeletal clinical experience in either the public or private setting is essential, while experience in the ED setting and with paediatric patients is advantageous
• Understanding of the limits of scope of practice for AMPs
• Knowledge and experience working closely within an inter-professional team and what other disciplines and support services can provide
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Postgraduate qualification (or progression towards this) in Musculoskeletal or Sports Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
• Current Drivers License

In return we will provide:

• A supportive and cohesive team within a larger multidisciplinary setting
• Genuine career progression pathways
• Support for your professional growth
• Exposure to the broader Monash Health professional network
• Attractive salary including

What’s in it for you?

• Attractive salary including salary packaging opportunities
• Work closely with the Monash Health AMP team and Senior Specialist Medical staff and leverage their expertise to progress your career with us
• Opportunities to use your drive for innovation to grow and develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system
• Become part of the dynamic and supportive team in the Physiotherapy Department and Emergency Departments

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call the Musculoskeletal Stream Grade 4s, Scott Anderson or Matt Woronczak, on 0459 717 060.

Monash Health is a great place to work!

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• private health insurance at discounted rates
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. Our service continues to grow with the Victorian Heart Hospital set to open in late February 2023.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and ICARE values.

How to Apply

We only accept applications submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System. Click Apply Now to access.