Position overview

Women, Youth and Children Community Health Programs delivers a range of health care community-based services to women, children, young people, and families. These services include support, education, and information; counselling, assessment and screening; early identification and referral; and the delivery of public health programs. Services are delivered within a multidisciplinary context if not by a multidisciplinary team.

The Enhanced Health Services (EHS) includes the Early Family Support Service (EFSS), Enhanced Child Health Service (ECHS), Developmental Paediatric and Child Protection Medical Service (DPCPMS), and Women’s Health Service (WHS).

Physiotherapists work within the Early Family Support Counselling and Physiotherapy (EFSCP) Team in the Early Family Support Service to provide services for women three to twelve months postnatal, as well as to infants under twelve months of age for a range of concerns including torticollis, neck issues and positional talipes. Services provided are evidence based, collaborative, and holistic, with acknowledgment of the importance of sensitive, trauma informed care.

This is a rewarding and exciting position within a vibrant service that is suitable for a dynamic, flexible, and skilled physiotherapist with a solid background in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, women’s health, and with paediatric experience particularly in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal and developmental issues for babies, who is committed to working in a multidisciplinary team to deliver care to women and infants.

Key Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Provide a high level of appropriate, skilled clinical physiotherapy assessment and interventions across a range of clinical areas. Exercise independent professional judgement in solving problems and managing cases where principles, procedures and techniques require expansion, adaptation, or modification. This includes liaising with carers and other service providers to facilitate effective service provision.
2. Contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of client programs and analysis of policies and procedures applicable to professional practice
3. Consult and liaise with services and teams within EHS, across WYCCHP, and externally across ACT and NSW organisations, to coordinate the delivery of seamless, holistic care and interventions for consumers, with a focus on achieving enhanced health and wellbeing outcomes and to develop partnerships for health promotion.
4. Under professional supervision, participate in and/or implement and coordinate research programs in relevant areas of service delivery. May be expected to contribute to advances of the techniques used.
5. Participate in supervision, continuing professional development and performance management, including professional supervision and/or training to other staff and students as directed, and initiate and coordinate quality improvement activities in areas of specialty.
6. Contribute to a positive workplace culture by building collegial professional relationships and demonstrating a commitment to proactively seeking solutions when issues arise.
7. Model an exemplary level of professional and ethical standards in clinical interventions and uphold the National Quality and Safety Health Care Standards.
8. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Competencies

To be successful in this position, it is expected that you will have the following attributes:

• Strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs.
• The ability to work respectfully in partnership with staff and stakeholders

Qualifications

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Relevant Physiotherapy qualifications.

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of three years’ experience working professionally as a Physiotherapist.

Desirable

• Experience working professionally in health services to women and children is preferred.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Prior to commencement

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances:

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Important information

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven ability and experience in the delivery of a range of complex physiotherapy services for women in the antenatal and postnatal periods and with infants up 12 months of age through the integration of evidence into clinical practice.
2. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement appropriate individual and group physiotherapy programs and services and to evaluate outcomes for these.
3. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills with patients, carers, and staff, including the ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and to co-ordinate holistic care with other health professionals and service care providers.
4. Demonstrated ability to maintain high professional standards and meet organisational requirements for record keeping, data collection and quality improvement activities such as clinical governance, service development, research programs and health promotion in relevant areas.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays’ behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

Work environment description

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.