Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Level 4 - Wollongong Hospital

🔍 West Wollongong, Wollongong Ambulance Station | Illawarra

📁: Physiotherapist

💼: Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

📅   : REQ591379 Requisition #

Find purpose and passion in your career with Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is excited to offer a permanent Level 4 Physiotherapy role in women’s and men’s Pelvic Health.

This 3-day per week (0.63FTE) permanent role and will be required to work 1 day per week at Wollongong Hospital, 1 day per week at Kiama Integrated Primary Health Centre with flexibility for the third day, including remote/virtual care and support across our district.

This position will be responsible for providing a high-quality specialist women’s and men’s pelvic health physiotherapy service, requiring advanced reasoning and practice skills and extensive post graduate clinical experience in women’s and men’s pelvic health.

The position will provide leadership and service development across the district, supporting and mentoring for level 1, 2 and 3 therapists across ISLHD and be able to operate autonomously with minimum direct clinical supervision.

If you are passionate about Women’s and Men’s Pelvic Health, leading and developing best practice services, teaching and mentoring junior staff and want to work in one of the most beautiful locations in Australia, please apply below!

May be required to work across other sites within the District.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

A little about us.

Wollongong Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong here.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

· Allocated Days Off (ADO) – once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

· Salary packaging – less tax and more take-home pay

· Novated leasing – lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

· Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)

· Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

· Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information

· Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

· Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.

· Working With Children Check (WWCC)

· Current AHPRA Registration, with eligibility for before February 2025

· Valid NSW Drivers Licence

· Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) from all your clinical placements.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

Need more information or help applying?

· Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.

· Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.

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· For role-related queries or help applying, contact Kathleen Archer at Kathleen.Archer@health.nsw.gov.au or Maira.Gee@health.nsw.gov.au