Position overview

AAHS Physiotherapy provides services to a range of clients in acute inpatient and specialised outpatient settings predominately on site at Canberra Health services. This includes acute care services across 7 days and extended hours of service provision. Early career HPO2 staff rotate across inpatient and specialised outpatient services with opportunities for longer development rotations in some clinical service areas. Our Physiotherapists work closely with patients, carers, referrers, other health care professionals and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe high-quality patient care. A culture of ongoing learning, on the job training, professional development and formal clinical supervision is fostered by the department, teams and individuals.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Provide  appropriate physiotherapy assessment and interventions to patients using  established principles, techniques and methods in an acute hospital setting.
• Communicate  effectively and work collaboratively with patients and carers, the  multidisciplinary treating team, and service providers to ensure timely and  quality service provision across the continuum of care.
• Complete clinical  documentation, program records and activity data entry to standards required  and complying with records management policy and procedures.
• Exercise  independent judgment on routine matters and under generally decreasing  professional supervision when performing novel, complex or critical tasks.
• Assist in the  supervision and education of Health Professional 1 staff, students, allied  health assistants and other support staff; and participate in education  programs to support clinical service delivery, and supervision, teaching and  training capability.
• Participate in  clinical supervision, continuing professional development, performance  appraisal and development.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific competencies include but are not limited to the following.

• As a Practitioner, integrates all other competencies, applying knowledge, skills and professional values in the promotion of health and provision of culturally responsive, high quality and safe, client centred management.
• As a Communicator, form effective therapeutic relationships with clients that facilitate the gathering and sharing of essential information for effective health care and health promotion optimise management and outcomes.
• As a Collaborator, work effectively with health care and other professionals to provide safe, high-quality, client-centred management.
• As a Leader, engage with others to collaboratively in shared decision making for the operation and evolution of the service and in roles as individual care provider, as member of the multidisciplinary team.
• As a Health Advocate, support clients in navigating the health care system and to advocate with, and for, them to access appropriate resources in a timely manner.
• As a Scholar, demonstrate a commitment to maintaining and enhancing professional competency, achieved through engaging in clinical reflection, continuous learning, teaching others and sharing their knowledge and practices.
• As a Professional, demonstrate commitment to safety and quality in healthcare through ethical practice, high standards of professional behaviour, accountability, and management of their own physical and mental health.

Qualifications

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

Essential

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification in Physiotherapy
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

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

Experience

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

Essential

• Minimum of one year full-time equivalent work experience as a Physiotherapist.

Desirable

• Prior experience working in acute hospital setting will be highly desirable.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• 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.
• Be available for weekend and/or after-hours work, including shift rosters in some rotation areas.

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 the 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 assessing patients, clinically reasoning, planning and implementing physiotherapy treatment programs in an acute care setting including appropriate patient/carer education.
2. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
3. Demonstrated ability to maintain high professional standards and met organisation responsibilities for clinical documentation, activity data entry and clinical service records and data collection.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of clinical governance with commitment to and experience in quality improvement activities, performance evaluation, clinical supervision and education, research and health promotion.
5. Demonstrates a commitment to work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience and displays behaviour consistent with Canberra Health Service’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.