Royal North Shore Hospital

(02)   9462 9747

Gary Rolls,  Head of Department   

Barbara Lucas,  Deputy Head of Department

1. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.

2. Qualifications recognised for registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia and current AHPRA Registration.

3. Strong undergraduate performance and relevant clinical practice placements.  Submission of course results and APPs is required.

4. Demonstrated interest in tertiary level acute hospital physiotherapy clinical practice. Flexibility and willingness to work across evening, weekend, public holiday clinical practice rosters and a rural/regional hospital secondment

5. Demonstrated ability to prioritise busy clinical workloads, meet deadlines and complete activities (including ability to work within scope of practice and seek assistance when required) and demonstrated computer literacy skills.

6. Demonstrated ability to respond to feedback and incorporate into clinical practice.

7. Demonstrated ability to work individually with senior support and as part of a multidisciplinary team

8. Commitment to Quality Improvement, ongoing professional development, evidence based practice and research and the ability to apply to clinical practice

10 weeks Musculoskeletal Outpatients

5 weeks Trauma Orthopaedics Inpatients and Fracture Clinic

5 weeks  ICU

5 weeks Acute Neurology and Neurosurgery

5 weeks in total evening shift - ICU, ED and wards 

10 weeks in total Medical or Surgical wards or relief in another clinical area

10 weeks  secondment to Lismore Base Hospital

0800  to  1630.  30 minute lunch. 20 minute morning tea.

Evening Shift  1615  to 0045,  and on call 0045 to 0800 either sleeping in staff quarters or at home

Weekends: One shift in three weekends, rostered day off in lieu.

Required to work some public holidays

Evening duty: Total  of  5 or 6 weeks over the 12 months.    2 blocks through the year of  7 consecutive evenings, 4 days off  and 3 day shifts repeated  2 or 3 times over.

Evening Shift  1615  to 0045 and on call 0045 to 0800 either sleeping in staff quarters or at home

None at RNSH.  

On site "on call" room available  for evening physiotherapist to sleep after shift concludes and while on call.

Train and bus available to the hospital. Staff parking within the hospital available at a cost. Street parking is available a short walk from the hospital. Go Active Hub with showers and lockers available if cycling or running  

New graduate initial orientation and training process over several weeks.

On-line and hard copy of resources available for new starters 

Please contact the Head of Department  immediately following allocation to organise details of secondment and first rotation.

First year graduate Orientation Day on the Thursday in the week before the start date for allocation.  1 day off in Lieu taken during the year to cover this day.

New graduate education process over first few months.

Weekly departmental inservices by staff and invited guests.

Speciality area inservices and journal clubs held regularly.

Physiotherapists are encouraged to participate in clinical area meetings and education.

Skill sessions available for new graduates to improve casting, ED, ICU , Spinal Cord Injury skills and clinical reasoning

Interest in complex acute care

Very friendly department with regular lunches, morning teas and social events. Close to many local and city entertainment and eatery venues. Several onsite hospital cafes.

Well established new graduate mentoring and training program.

Individual clinical supervisor for the year.

Very experienced Senior Physiotherapists in each area who have experience in developing and supporting new graduates

Many staff who have previously completed allocation program with RNSH

Employee Assistance Program available to all staff

Annual leave is usually not approved for New Graduates in their first year of work. However, it may be considered under exceptional circumstances, and requires approval from the Head of Department. A week consisting of Rostered Days Off and Accumulated Days Off can usually be arranged during the allocation year.