Hi and thanks for your expression of interest in joining our new Sports Medicine Clinic in Melbourne's East.

My name is Kusal Goonewardena and I'm the Chief Physiotherapist at Vigor Sports Medicine Clinics.

I have run the 3 Sports Med Clinics for 8 years now and i am looking at expanding our services to the eastern suburbs.
The plan is to reproduce our standard of Physiotherapy, Work ethos, Customer Care and our high standard of achieving excellent results to those who cannot access us in the West.

Firstly about our business...

The Vigor Sports Medicine Clinics are well established Physiotherapy Clinics known for providing great Physiotherapy services for its Sports, Orthopaedic, Geriatric, Pediatric and Chronic pain patients throughout Melton and Bacchus Marsh. Currently we have 9 Physiotherapy staff and 6 Reception staff across the 3 clinics. We're growing fast and we're looking for you to help us so we can continue to prosper.

We are a team that loves doing what we do, and we're on track for more growth this year.

Next your position...

You'll be involved in all aspects of Physiotherapy and patient/client care.

You also must be able to work on your own, and within a team environment.

95% of your Client Load would be as follows... Sports and Orthopaedic The remaining 5% is made up of the following... Chronic Pain Paediatric Women's Health Cardiothoracic Neurological

Allied Health Specialists you will be working with...

We have a network of full Allied Health team that you will become a part of. They comprise of...

• Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Podiatrists
• Psychologists
• Speech Therapists
• Massage Therapists
• Acupuncturists
• Naturopaths

The Types of Conditions and Injuries that you will treat are...

• Acute and Chronic Sports Injuries
• Acute and Chronic Back Injuries (Cx, Tx and Lx)
• Headache sufferers
• Tennis Elbow
• Postural Problems
• Women's Health (A/N, P/N)
• Chronic Pain
• Weight Loss

The Facilities that You will be provided with and will have at Your disposal are...

• An onsite Gym and Pilate's Studio
• Six private Clinical Rooms

So we're looking for some physio 'guns' to come in and join us in the fun and the work of growing our clinics.

The Number of Positions open:
We are looking at employing 4 Full time Physiotherapists only.

The Work Hours will be...

All weekdays including 2 evening sessions per week. and alternate Saturday morning shifts.
Clinic will be open from 7.30 am till 7.30 pm

Total Hours: 38 hours

 

If you would like to join our team as a Physiotherapist there are two remuneration options available for you:

Option 1: Join as an employee and get paid a salary. This will be 40% of Patient Earnings - Including Superannuation.

Option 2: If you have your own ABN, you can be paid in the capacity of a sub-contractor (40% + GST).

And of course once you've started you'll have a 3 month probationary period for you to get to know us, and for us to get to know you.

We follow a Tiered Fee Structure For Our Clients. It will be similar to the following.

Tier 1: General Physiotherapist (New Graduates - 6 yrs Experience)

• Consultations $77

Tier 2: General Physiotherapist (More than 6 yrs Experience)

• Consultations $86

Tier 3: Titled Physiotherapist (Masters Completed)

• Consultations $94

Tier 4: Consultant Physiotherapist (F.A.C.P or Equivalent)

• Consultations $143

All Appts 30 min. This is at the treating Physiotherapists discretion.
New graduates will begin at 60 minutes.

Perks...Holiday Pay...And Extras

• There will be an offer for 4 Weeks Holiday Pay. Payable after 12 months of work.
• Earn for items you give your patients: 10% of Fees generated when you sell goods (tape, braces, linaments, thera-tube, tubigrip etc) will be paid to you on top of your commission.

New Graduate Program/Professional Development

• In your 1st year you will receive around $4000 which will go towards your RM training and Ridgway Method Level 1 course*
  
  For more information on the Ridgway Method: Visit the Ridgway Method Site
  
  
• After the 2nd year you will be given the opportunity to complete your Masters in Sports Physiotherapy or Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy** whilst working - all paid for by Vigor Sports Medicine Clinics.
  
  * and ** conditions apply.
  
  
• In-House PD will also occur weekly (This will be with Kusal Goonewardena, APA Sports Physiotherapist)- this will include patient discussions, case studies, research topics and latest treatment techniques.
  
  
• Full staff inservices which brings together all the Physiotherapists will also occur every month.

The skills you'll need to have are... You are a Good Physio! Willing to learn an upto date treatment technique... The Ridgway Method. Excellent Adaptation Skills to incorporate your level of Experience and Treatment Techniques to our Clinical Pathways for various conditions. This simply means that you have to learn the way we treat patients. Excellent Communication Skills Excellent Problem Solving Skills

Plus your 'personal' qualities are very important to us. Here's a quick list...

• You are a positive person that loves working in Physiotherapy.
• You are a healer. You love people, and you're warm and friendly with patients and fellow team members.
• You are passionate about working, love being busy and you love 'going the extra mile' with everything you do.
• You take pride in your work. You are accurate and systematic.
• You are an 'on-time' person.
• You present yourself professionally at all times.
• You are honest and can work without close supervision and initiative.
• You are a great 'team' player.

At the end of the day the people who you work with reflects upon how you feel.

So, we're committed to recruiting 'excellent' quality people because if everyone who works at our clinics are good positive people, we're more likely to have a great day.

Are you ready for the next step...?

If this sounds like the position for you, the next step is to e-mail me at newphysio@vsmc.com.au explaining why you love working as a Physiotherapist.

In your e-mail I'd like you to tell me the reasons why you love working as a Physiotherapist and the best telephone number for us to call you on.

Please e-mail me at newphysio@vsmc.com.au

Please include:

• The best number for us to call you on, and then
• Tell us why you love working as a Physiotherapist.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kusal Goonewardena

APA Sports Physiotherapist

Closing Date: 31 October 2010