About the role
As a weekend casual Inpatient Physiotherapist, you will be providing high-quality physiotherapy treatment to a variety of patients including orthopaedics, respiratory, oncology, neurosurgery, cardiology, acute medical, general surgical, maternity and ICU/CCU. The role encompasses ensuring effective and efficient assessment, treatment planning, treatment implementation and evaluation in a multi-disciplinary setting.  

You will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and develop appropriate discharge plans, liaise with the medical team, meet documentation standards and mandatory competencies as required by the hospital. 

In this role you will be……

• Providing assessment and therapy for a mixed caseload of patients, including orthopaedics, respiratory, oncology, neurosurgery, cardiology, acute medical, general surgical, maternity and ICU/CCU
• Using clinical reasoning to create and implement appropriate treatment plans
• Providing the appropriate manual therapy, exercise prescription, education and other modalities as per the treatment plan
• Liaising with other Allied Health Professionals, GP’s, Surgeon’s, Physician’s and other Health Care Professionals, as required, to help provide holistic care to patients
• Case management and discharge planning for patients  

 What's in it for you?
As a valued member of the Southcare Lifecare team, you will benefit from:

• One on one mentoring with a senior clinician
• Continual professional development opportunities 
• Unlimited career growth opportunities through Southcare Lifecare and our parent company, APM Group
• Ability to experience the various APM Group Health brands to broaden your skill set and career options

  Thinking about applying? Here's what we're looking for:

• Current professional full registration with AHPRA
• Australian Working Rights
• Valid Working with Children Check

About Lifecare
Lifecare are a part of the APM Group. With more than 50 clinics and over 430 practitioners we value holistic, patient centred care whilst supporting our practitioners with professional development opportunities and a very well-structured mentorship program. 

The Lifecare physiotherapy network is one of Australia’s largest sports medicine networks with clinics across both the East and West coasts of Australia. Lifecare has created the most comprehensive commencement and continuing education program, which includes a supported induction program, complete with you own assigned mentor, supported professional development program that can be adapted depending on your experience, and a professional development allowance.

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others, and your own?

Click APPLY now and complete your application through our online recruitment platform. Join the APM team today!