Paediatric Physiotherapist

Hummingbird House

Wesley Mission Queensland (WMQ) is a large and dynamic organisation with more than 65 locations throughout South East Queensland supporting 100,000 Queenslanders every year. As a not-for-profit organisation with over 100 years' experience in delivering aged care, Wesley Mission Queensland has a history steeped in hope, respect, compassion, empowerment, innovation, justice and integrity. To learn more about our organisation, please see www.wmq.org.au & https://www.youtube.com/user/wmbmedia.

Hummingbird House, Queensland's only children's hospice, operates as a medically supported 'home away from home' for children affected by a life limiting condition, and their families. The stand-alone purpose built facility offers 8 guest in care suites, 5 family accommodation units and a unique 'care at the end of life' suite.

We are seeking a Paediatric Physiotherapist to develop the aquatic physiotherapy program at Hummingbird House.

You will have the exciting task of leading our expansion into developing and delivering an aquatic physiotherapy offering, including the development of the NDIS program. Your initial case load will derive from children and families who currently access services at Hummingbird House. This will then expand to families who have aquatic physiotherapy provisions within their NDIS packages.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Align one's workplace behaviour in accordance with the Principles, Values and Mission of the organisation.
2. Contribute to the planning, implementation, evaluation & reporting of the physiotherapy service, with a focus on aquatic physiotherapy.
3. Be responsible for providing the highest quality of physiotherapy care to all guests within Hummingbird House, with a focus on aquatic physiotherapy.
4. Actively participate in continuing education, including maintenance of knowledge of current research outcomes and literature reviews relating to paediatric physiotherapy, and keep up to date with advances in aquatic physiotherapy techniques, in order to enhance job performance.
5. Apply significant clinical skills in aquatic physiotherapy to ensure the application of the highest quality standards in both the assessment and treatment of HH guest, as well as in decision-making with regard to all aspects of the Aquatic Physiotherapy service.
6. Actively participate in the introduction of the NDIS hydrotherapy service within Hummingbird House.

Applications must address the 'Qualifications, Knowledge and Requirement' for this role (contained within the attached position description) and are to be submitted online at www.wmq.org.au by 4pm of the closing date. 

Wesley Mission Queensland's Vision is a compassionate, just and inclusive society for all.  We are committed to EEO, OH&S, Ethical Practices and the principles of Cultural Diversity.  We are a preferred employer for older workers.  Successful applicants are expected to abide by the WMQ Code of Conduct.  Relevant criminal record checks will be undertaken on recommended applicant.  To view our Privacy Policy, please click here.  Salary Packaging is available to permanent Staff to enhance remuneration.