Description:
As the Senior Physiotherapist (Clinical) you will support other physiotherapists within North Coast Region to use complex, clinical evidence -based physiotherapy to achieve student outcomes. This permanent position is to be school based within the North Coast Region. Location may be negotiable for the successful candidate.
Job details
Position status Permanent Position type Part-time Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support Classification HP4 Workplace Location Sunshine Coast,Wide Bay Job ad reference QLD/NCR557017/24P Closing date 23-Apr-2024 Yearly salary $124436 - $133901 Fortnightly salary $4769.60 - $5132.40 Job duration Contact person Liz Burley Contact details 0447 174 939Access the National Relay Service
About us:
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start, engaging young people in learning, creating safe and inclusive workplaces and investing in communities for a stronger Queensland. Our human rights commitment is to create a stronger, fairer Queensland by respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in everything we do. Our objectives are: A great start for all children, Every student succeeding, Building Queensland communities, Safe and capable people delivering our vision, Fair and safe workplaces and communities. Our vision is one of equity and excellence in a progressive, high performing education system that realises the potential of every student.
Your role:
As the Senior Physiotherapist (Clinical), you will:
- Support other physiotherapists within your region to use complex, clinical evidence-based physiotherapy to achieve student learning outcomes.
- Provide professional leadership and high levels of expertise in specific or specialised clinical aspects of school-based physiotherapy services to others across the department
The Senior Physiotherapist reports to the base school Principal for operational and administrative matters and to the Senior Advisor, Physiotherapy on all professional practice and clinical matters.
Responsibilities include:
- Support students to achieve their potential using evidence-based contemporary physiotherapy knowledge and frameworks to assist schools to identify and make reasonable adjustments and implement inclusive teaching strategies.
- Provide services of a complex and varied nature where principles, procedures, techniques or methods frequently require adaptation or modification with clinical decisions based on valid and reliable evidence.
- Collaborate with schools, the designated supervising Physiotherapist and other services to assess barriers to student learning, and develop and implement physiotherapy services and interventions across schools, including complex and specialist interventions where required..
- Participate as a member of the school team, in the planning and management of at risk behaviours of students with the aim of preventing the use of restrictive practices, and where permitted the prescription of mechanical restraint in accordance with the department's Restrictive Practices procedure and associated guidelines.
- Provide training and support to other state school physiotherapists to build capacity and promote and ensure best practice in physiotherapy service delivery.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .
For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.