Hi Sue,

many thanks for writing back and providing me with all the information - it's extremely helpful. It's also exciting to think that there may be a potential job opportunity as well, particularly as I have been working in those areas you mention for the past 5 years. I'd love to send my CV over for you to have a look if you have time (not sure if I can do it on this forum). My email address is [email protected] so if you could contact me here then I can send across my CV.

I'll be traveling to Perth between saturday 14th April to Friday 27th April inclusive.

best regards

Chris









Quote Originally Posted by SueWhittome View Post
Hi Chris
My name is Sue and I am an Australian Manipulative Physiotherapist - I live and work in Perth, WA. I am a teamleader of 7 physios who work in aged care facilities.
We are currently have a vacancy and I am looking to employ a full time physio in Perth. Our work is a variety of musculo-skeletal, pain management, assessments, reviews and manual handling training for staff. Their is little focus on neurological rehabilitation.

In answer to your questions above....

1) How did you find work there? Did you go through an agency or contact the clinic/hospital direct?
You can do either method to find work - contacting agencies or employers direct.

2) How easy is it to find work there? Did you chance it and go out first without anything, then find work after a month or so?
It depends where you want to work and how fussy you are to get something which is exactly want you want. If you are willing to take anything, then you could always find work somewhere. Hospital jobs come up from time to time but are not usually available immediately.

3) Also some advice on getting insurance - who to go with?. Can you practice acupuncture having done the 80 hour AACP course?
Liability insurance can be obtained through Guild Insurance or "physiosure" www.physiosure.com
I can't answer your query re acupuncture.

Please contact me if you have any further questions or are interested in finding employment - I can help you out in that regard!

Warm Regards

Sue




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Hi Chris
I thought I'd mention that we also have locum positions if you are interested in short term employment.
Regards
Sue