The Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Unit (Brolga) is located in Hornsby. Our service provides a safe and therapeutic environment for 1217yearolds experiencing mental health problems. If you have a passion for leadership and developing a collaborative culture, we would love to hear from you. Brolga is a great environment to work with a highlyskilled team supporting young people and their families. Employment Type: Permanent Part Time Position Classification: Exercise Physiologist Level 1/2 Remuneration: $38.51 - $54.94 per hour Hours Per Week: 24 Requisition ID: REQ658557 We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of likeminded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients while creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. Theres a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees and team voices. Youll feel a privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, carers and community. Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for researchdriven evidencebased practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling. Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employees and leaders alike to reach their professional goals. Where You''ll Be Working The Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Unit (Brolga) is in Hornsby. What You''ll Be Doing The Wellbeing Unit at Macquarie Hospital is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, including a CNS, dietitians, exercise physiologists, physiotherapist and speech pathologist. The Wellbeing Unit employs a model of care designed specifically to meet the need for physical health care and lifestyle interventions for people living with mental illness. The Exercise Physiologist will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, consumers and their support networks to provide specialised assessment, exercise prescription, health education and delivery of individual and group exercise services, and sport and recreational activities with the aim of improving physical and mental health, functional capacity and quality of life. The position also involves the delivery of health promotion activities and supporting the senior exercise physiologist to supervise student clinical placements. People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply. Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria Tertiary qualifications in an exercise science related field with eligibility for accreditation as an exercise physiologist with (Exercise & Sports Science Australia) ESSA. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional education and development. Demonstrated skills in professional clinical practice including the application of evidencebased practice in Exercise Physiologist in a hospital or community health setting. Experience in the physical activity management and rehabilitation of people with a wide variety of chronic and complex conditions. A strong understanding of the relationship between mental illness and poor physical health and how the exercise physiologist can contribute to improved health outcomes. Ability to deliver engaging groupbased therapies including health education, exercise and sport and recreational activities. Strong organisational and time management skills, clinical reasoning and decision making and ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team. This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards. Applications Close: 6 May 2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Exercise Physiologist