Posted:
8/20/2025, 3:39:30 PM
Location(s):
Victoria, Australia ⋅ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Fitzroy location
• Part Time, fixed term position from 1/09/2025 - 28/11/2025 at 12 hours per fortnight
About the Role
The Polio Service Victoria (PSV) team is seeking a Rehabilitation Physician to join our team on a fixed term basis to cover LSL from 1/9/2025 until 28/11/2025.
You will work within a flexible, interdisciplinary structure, that ensures client’s needs are met to receive ‘the right treatment in the right place at the right time’. The rehabilitation physician provides medical leadership in the management of the late effects of polio and works with the multidisciplinary team within clinic appointments and via case conferencing to develop a management and monitoring strategy for patient care.
A unique feature of PSV is delivery of multi-disciplinary regional clinics 6 times per year. During this tenure, you would ideally be available to attend one overnight regional clinic with the interdisciplinary team in October 2025. (Flexible working arrangements for this aspect may be negotiated, i.e. Rehabilitation Physician attendance by telehealth will be considered.)
The role is otherwise based at St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy. This position is up to 12 hours per fortnight (or by negotiation) with Wednesday afternoons and full days on Thursdays - alternating weeks.
Classifications for this position will range from HN16 - HN56 ($160.20 - $208.45 per hour dependent on years of experience).
Your Contribution
• Specialist registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia / AHPRA
• Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine or equivalent specialist qualification
• Participation in an approved CME program
• Experience in management of people with a history of polio is preferred
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain/ Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain (Select which is applicable)
What we offer
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks – if applicable
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement
• Flexible working arrangements including
About the Department
The Health Independence Program (HIP) was introduced by the DH&HS in 2008 bringing together the four previously separate service streams of Subacute Ambulatory Care, Post Acute Care, Hospital Admission Risk Program and Residential In Reach under common guidelines. HIP consists of integrated hub sites located across several locations including in Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield. The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centred care planning. This position may be required to work at any of the HIP hub sites / programs. This will be at the discretion of the HIP manager and will take into consideration appropriate skills and training.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
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Website: https://svhs.org.au/
Headquarter Location: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Employee Count: 1001-5000
IPO Status: Private
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