• Opportunity to contribute to delivering a client centred and responsive NDIS service
  
• Supportive team environment
  
• Salary packaging and professional development
  
• Potential for position to become permanent
  
• Opportunity for secondment
• Limited Term, Part Time basis
• Generous Salary Packaging

About Peninsula Health

Peninsula Health provides public healthcare services to residents of the Mornington Peninsula.
Our hospitals and emergency departments are located at Frankston and Rosebud, and we provide a wide range of community health, dental, rehabilitation, mental health, palliative care ad aged care services from campuses at Frankston, Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud.

Person centred care is at the heart of everything we do, guided by our values of Services, Integrity, Compassion, Respect and Excellence.

For more information on Peninsula health please feel welcome to visit our website http://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/.

Position Summary

This exciting new position will suit a Physiotherapist, experienced working with children with mild to moderate disability and developmental delay with interests in family centred service delivery.
This position responds to high levels of child development delay in disadvantaged communities in the catchment area. Children may be eligible for Community Health, ECIS or NDIS funding. A holistic approach to supporting the family, informed by the social model of health is valued.

In addition to individual assessments and intervention, the role will provide support to families and the education sector on the developmental needs of the child. This includes outreach, consultancy, education, group work and health promotion. The role will also facilitate access to other care, health promotion and education services as required.

The Grade 2 Physiotherapist contributes to the discipline group responsible for providing and co-ordinating the clinical services requiring physiotherapy input in a multidisciplinary setting. The Grade 2 Physiotherapist provides supervision and support to Grade 1 staff and students and contributes to the leadership of the peer supervision professional group and broader team. Occasional out of hours work may be required each term.

The position is available until 30 June 2020 with prospects for extension. Secondments and part time applicants will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver sensitive and evidence based Physiotherapy and multidisciplinary care within a family centred practice framework to young children with developmental delays.
• Provide leadership and support to other team members, other discipline staff, volunteers and students, to ensure that their consumers receive quality care.
• Support children to transition to the NDIS and deliver NDIS funded services
• Contribute positively to a team dedicated to innovation and excellence.
• Maintain excellent standards of documentation, statistics and record keeping.
• Be aware of and work in accordance with organisational policies and procedures including award conditions, occupational health and safety and equal employment opportunity
• Support a child safe organisation by valuing, respecting, and listening to children and young people and by undertaking screening for suitability to work with children and vulnerable people and to comply with relevant state/territory legislative requirements.

Essential Criteria

• Refer to position description for key responsibilities and selection criteria

Benefits

• New position
• Part time application and secondments considered
• Integrated collaborative team environment
• Generous Salary Packaging - maximise an employee’s net salary by directing some of their pre-tax salary to pay for certain benefit items, such as rent, personal loan or mortgage
• Parking – On-site, low cost parking facilities at all sites
• Beautiful Mornington Peninsula location
• Career development opportunities

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For role specific information refer to the Position Description attached below.