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Exercise Physiologist

Join Our Team at Merri Health - Exercise Physiologist Position

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated Accredited Exercise Physiologist looking for a rewarding opportunity?
Look no further! Merri Health is offering an exciting position within our Allied Health team.

  • Position: Grade 2 Exercise Physiologist
  • Type: Full Time/Part Time- negotiable
  • Duration: 12 months fixed-term (Maternity Leave Cover), with potential for ongoing employment options thereafter.

As a Grade 2 Exercise Physiologist, you will be an integral part of our dynamic multidisciplinary team. Your primary focus will be providing EP services to older adults living within their homes and communities.

Some of the benefits of working at Merri Health include: Professional development opportunities, competitive renumeration, rostered day off, salary packaging benefits, and access to fleet cars for home visits.

Your new organisation

At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.

Your new role

This position is funded under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and is responsible for providing clinical assessment and management for clients 65 years and older (50 and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) referred through My aged care, and also to those in receipt of a home care package.

You will utilise a restorative approach, which focuses on clients’ strengths, is goal-directed and aims to maximise independence and autonomy. Exercise Physiology services may be provided in either a centre or home-based setting and involves individual and/or group-based modes of delivery.

This role sits within a larger Aged and Primary Care Exercise Physiology service with access to clinical support and development provided by the Grade 3 Exercise Physiologist.

You will be responsible for

The Exercise Physiologist position sits within the Active and Health Ageing team, providing services to;

  • Deliver independent, high quality Exercise Physiology services for client presentations utilising evidence-based practice.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, funding guidelines, service standards and contractual obligations.
  • Provide high quality education and information to patients about the management of their health issues, involving clients and carers in decision making and negotiating agreed plans and arranging appropriate medical and allied health follow up where required.
  • Participate in developing and implementing service improvement activities that enhance the delivery of Exercise Physiology services.
  • Prescribe an evidence-based management plan incorporating education and /or exercise prescription as required for clients that are suitable to apply within a home or community-based setting.
  • Promote self-management and ensure health education is a significant component of each client contact.
  • Liaise with others involved with the management of shared clients including writing letters, reports, referrals to other professionals for opinion and management, case conferencing as appropriate.
  • Undertake any reasonable additional tasks as directed by Merri Health.

To succeed in this role, you will have

To be successful with Merri, you will go above and beyond to achieve great results for our clients, the organisation and yourself. We’re looking for individuals with:

• ESSA accreditation as an Exercise Physiologist
• Demonstrated experience in the completion of physical assessments, development of care plans and implementation of evidence based clinical interventions for clients in the aged population.
• Experience with running group exercise programs.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to support clinical education of Exercise Physiology students.
• High level organisational skills and computer literacy.

What we offer

To learn more about what we offer please visit our work for us page.

HOW TO APPLY

Please start by reviewing the attached Position Description and take a few minutes to learn more about us on our website.

If you have any questions, or if you are ready to apply, please send your CV and queries to:

Nam Dutt,

Team Leader at: Namrata.Dutt@merrihealth.org.au

Applications close 15/04/2024

What else do I need to know

At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.