Clinical Lead - Education and Support (526832)

The Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Education and Support role will see you shaping the development of physiotherapy education with the public health system in Tasmania’s North and supporting its growth across Tasmania. You will inspire an engaged group, who will be keen to grow from your knowledge and experiences. Everything that we do is directed towards ensuring that our community members receive high quality care from skilled professionals and developing our team and future workforce. You will play a large role in this mission.

In the North, we are committed to seeing our team thrive. As an Allied Health group, we are dedicated to the development of our people and will work to help you to achieve your goals. We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practice that sees our Physiotherapists closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team, both at work, and through our social activities. We are a team of some 80 staff, a mix of passionate locals and new Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and coordination of student placements including overseeing compliance requirements, placement planning and coordination, orientation and evaluation.
• Provide leadership, education and support to clinical educators across the physiotherapy department.
• Provide new graduate support and training that is evidence based and develops clinical competence and professional identity while supporting wellbeing.
• Coordinate staff education, training and support clinical governance requirements in collaboration with the physiotherapy and allied health leadership team.
• Support the recruitment and orientation of new staff within the department.
• Support the leadership team in the operational and strategic decisions within the physiotherapy department.
• Represent Physiotherapy North within THS networks including statewide working groups/projects, Northern education collaborative groups and Allied health.
• Represent Physiotherapy and Allied Health with external stakeholders as required and develop opportunities and partnerships that benefit the THS and the community.
• Work with universities, including the University of Tasmania, to ensure appropriate education resources and networking opportunities.
• Develop, monitor and report on Physiotherapy services, Launceston General Hospital, by utilising effective data management and analysis skills.
• Be a resource person for clinical education in THS North.

Details of appointment: Fixed term, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, 7 July 2025 until 27 March 2026.

Salary: $123,717 to $134,336 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.

Salary Packaging: You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates include travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate, professional development and accelerated pathways, a range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support, and Fitness Passport.

Eligibility:

• Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
• Satisfactory completion of an appropriate allied health professional course of study at a recognised tertiary institution and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, eligible for membership with the relevant professional association.
• Five or more years post-graduate experience as an allied health professional including experience in supervising and supporting pre-entry students and new graduate allied health professionals.
• Current Driver’s licence.

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

For more information, applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact Laura Karpeles, Discipline Lead - Physiotherapy, Phone number: (03) 6777 6935, Email address: laura.karpeles@ths.tas.gov.au.

Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.