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Physiotherapist – Purple House – Alice Springs

  • Salary range $51.71 per hour – $64.64 per hour
  • Eligibility for scholarships & bursaries
  • Up to $12,000 for relocation to eligible candidates
Why Purple House?
Purple House is a pioneering Indigenous-owned and operated health service located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. With 18 remote clinics and a mobile dialysis unit called the Purple Truck, Purple House is committed to reuniting patients with their families and preserving their cultural heritage.
 
What’s in it for you?

  • Salary: clinical (Non- Dialysis) Level $51.71/hr Full Time
  • Option for casual hours at $64.64/hr incl. casual loading.
  • Up to $7,000 for relocation through NT PHN for eligible candidates 
  • Up to $5,000 for relocation through Purple House
  • Salary packaging up to $15,900 annually
  • Eligibility for scholarships and bursaries through NT PHN
  • Study leave after 12 months

 
What’s the role?

  • Work collaboratively to ensure continuity of holistic quality care for patients with a diagnosed chronic disease and for those who may be at risk of contracting a chronic disease
  • Manage physiotherapy needs for a case load of patients with multiple, complex, chronic diseases
  • Hold physical exercise sessions for patients
  • Improve patient mobility and enhance their quality of life
  • Maintain patient records to a high standard, including progress notes and records of communication with or regarding patients

 
Is this the right role for you?

  • Bachelor or Masters of Physiotherapy
  • Registration with the National Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
  • Understanding and experience working within the primary healthcare system.
  • Effective communication cross-culturally and professionally, including well developed written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience working as a sole clinician Preferred.

 
NT PHN/RWA NT may be able to offer relocation support and clinical educational financial assistance to health professionals who are relocating to the NT or moving within the NT to a greater remoteness area classification for the purposes of employment and further clinical education.
 
Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Ashleigh McDonald on 08 8982 1056 or recruitment@ntphn.org.au

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