• Part time, ongoing role in Footscray
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Physiotherapist is responsible for providing quality community-based outpatient Physiotherapy services to individuals and groups within our community. This includes assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients with musculoskeletal, chronic conditions and some neurological conditions. Drawing on the findings of the assessment and diagnosis, treatment is planned and provided utilising appropriate techniques. These include but are not limited to exercise therapy, health education, manual therapy, advocacy, illness prevention, goal directed care and self-management strategies.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide high quality Physiotherapy services to clients in an individual and group setting in accordance with agreed targets;
• Provide a high quality and flexible Physiotherapy service to clients from marginalised backgrounds;
• Provide a welcoming environment where the consumers are able to inquire and learn about a range of health-related matters and engage in self-management.
• Participate in multidisciplinary coordinated care activities to meet the needs of the target group

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees.
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• At least two years clinical Physiotherapy experience
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the areas of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and/or neurological outpatient physiotherapy.
• Full Victorian Driver's License

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Jess Eastwood [email protected], using the subject line: Physiotherapist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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