CRVCID714593
Rehabilitation in the
Home (RITH) provides short to medium term hospital
substitution allied health therapy for patients at home. The
service aims to facilitate early supported discharge from hospitals
or avoidance of hospital admission for patients
We are seeking dynamic and
motivated Senior Physiotherapists who share our
organisational values to work in the community as
part of a multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in the Home service
(RITH).
With significant demand on acute
community care, we are looking for leaders who can effectively
coordinate and implement physiotherapy interventions to patients
using advanced Physiotherapy clinical practice skills.
This is a recruitment pool for
permanent full time, permanent part time, fixed term full time and
fixed term part time appointments, with the possibility of
extension(s) and/or permanency
Suitable applicants will be placed
in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar
vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until
30/06/2026.
RITH has bases located across the
metropolitan area. These include:
North base locations: Joondalup,
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
East base locations: Armadale,
Royal Perth Hospital, South Guildford
South base locations: Fremantle,
Rockingham, Mandurah
- Current
Positions/Vacancies:
- Permanent, full time at
Royal Perth Hospital RITH.
- Full time and part time
fixed term contracts in the East Hub (RPH, Armadale, South
Guildford).
- Full time, 10 month
fixed term contract, for leave relief, based at Rockingham
RITH.
Hear what our patients say about
our service:
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South Metropolitan Health
Service is where jobs become careers, passion finds
its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive
headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where
it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is the
perfect place to start!
SMHS delivers quality, safe and
effective hospital and health services within a catchment area
stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern
half of Perth.
As a truly collaborative and
united interdisciplinary team, we are proud to strive
for Excellent health care, every time. You can read
more about SMHS in our
Strategic Plan.
Our SMHS Values guide our work in
every action, and that includes recruitment and employment!
SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people
with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities
are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our
workforce.
Want to know
more? We encourage you to contact Johanne Marias on 08
9599 4831 or email at johanne.marias@health.wa.gov.au.
Ready to apply? Please read the
below application instructions carefully.
Please use the “Apply for Job”
button to submit:
- A copy of your current
Curriculum Vitae (CV) which summarises your relevant experience
and professional development.
- In no more than three (3)
pages, a cover letter that includes the following:
- An example of a complex
patient you managed within a multidisciplinary team. What
was your evaluation, plan and outcome for this
patient?
- Describe a situation
where you have had conflict with a team member and how you
managed this.
- Identify a contemporary
clinical issue in health services or physiotherapy practice
and outline what steps you would take, or have taken, to
develop a quality improvement initiative to address
this.
- Please provide the names
and contact details of two (2) referees, preferably one
being your current line manager
All applications are to be
submitted online.
We recommend allowing enough time
to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after
the closing date and time.
If you experience difficulties
while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77
for assistance during business hours.
Are you
eligible? To be eligible for a permanent appointment
to the Western Australian public sector is essential that you are
an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in
Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must
have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in
Australia for the period of the contract.
Integrity: WA Health
engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health
policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening
and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees
may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past
demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Employee
Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits
which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- Professional Development
Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
- Flexible working
arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and
location-based allowances
- For further
information click
here.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
