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Bowral Hospital

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    (Secondment from Liverpool Hospital)

    Participating hospital information 2023. Please contact the hospital directly if further information is required.

    Address

    Mona Rd, Bowral, 2576

    Manager/Contact

    Loretta Andersen

    Phone: (02) 4861 0298

    No of FYGs

    One on rotation from Liverpool Hospital

    No of Physios (PT) and Assistants (A)

    F/T 3, P/T 4

    No of Hospital Beds

    70

    FYG Clinical Rotations

    General placement including:

    Inpatients - medical, orthopaedic, women and childrens wards

    Outpatients - musculoskeletal, pulmonary and cardiac rehab, OACCP - orthopaedic and fracture management

    Working Hours

    8.30 to 17.00 Mon to Fri

    Nil evenings or nights

    Weekend Shifts

    Occasional Saturday morning may be required.

    Evening shifts

    Nil

    Accommodation

    Yes. (Bring a doona! Also a T.V for your room, if you wish.) There is no charge for accommodation while on secondment.

    Orientation Process

    Hours of work 8.30 to 5.00 Mon to Fri. Contact the Physiotherapy Service Manager one week prior to commencement. First graduate on rotation attends general orientation at Liverpool Hospital with other graduates at the beginning of the year; all graduates orientated to Bowral Hospital during their first week of rotation here.

    Education Programs

    Regular Physiotherapy meetings include inservice, journal club, quality activities and staff meetings plus weekly XRay Meetings. Hospital ongoing education available to all staff, including Grand Rounds. Opportunity to attend other relevant ongoing education within SSWAHS.

    Social Activities

    Good local sporting and cultural facilities, local cinema and wineries, Morton National Park and other bushwalking and cycling tracks.

    Annual Leave Policy

    Annual leave encouraged for all new graduates, discuss with manager at earliest convenience