HealthLinked Podcast

Jack O'Brien is a physiotherapist and the podcast host of the Grow Your Clinic podcast. He kindly agreed to go over some great approaches to securing the job you want in a private practise by seeking first to understand and creating win-win scenarios…

We also talk about some key personality traits that lend yourself to being the ideal team player and discuss some must do's for longevity in private practise for AHP's... Check out the Grow Your Clinic podcast here…

https://open.spotify.com/show/03nmt7gYDfeeOPV6qBmVTu?si=ECtEvtpCS6OrPjZtYx2YXg

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Really enjoyed chatting with Tom who is a senior lecturer and OT at the University of Canberra. I found this talk of great reassurance - Tom is a unique lecturer in that he often posts graduate opportunities on facebook and is active on twitter with his discussions around his research on patient focused care (as opposed to service focused) and interdisciplinary learning and teaching...

Tom has some great ideas regarding future changes to OT and Physio programmes on how they assess students and he has also sat on multiple hiring panels in the public health system and gives some great advice regarding interview preparation and common interview questions for public health jobs ... A great talk from a much admired educator at UC! Check out his twitter here ... https://twitter.com/TcBevitt

A big thanks to Baldwin for jumping on talking through how to land a locum job as a new graduate physio...

It has been a tough time for all following the current restrictions and lockdown but all indications point to private practises, hospital, community and aged care are beginning to advertise vacancies again for allied health professionals - early career and otherwise, and especially outside of the capital cities. Get in contact if you would like some pointers on who best to speak to here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/

Living and working in the UK is on the to-do list for most allied health professionals... a big thank you to Samantha for outlining exactly how to get started, what to consider and the key steps in this 6 month long process. It is important to note that there are so many opportunities in the UK for all disciplines and across many clinical areas. Even in light of the current COVID-19 lockdown in the UK - Physio, OT and speech pathologists are still working and in demand....

Get in contact with Sugarman Group here:

http://www.sugarmaninternational.com/sugarman-group/

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I hope you find these common interview questions as useful preparation going into any interviews in the future! If you want some feedback on your CV or cover letter please do not hesitate to get in touch and I am more than happy to give some feedback. Join our Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/ as we debrief all of these interview questions over the coming weeks...

A big thankyou to Noah for coming on the podcast and talking about the NSW allocation system and some of the recruitment processes at the physiotherapy department at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney and in the public hospital system more broadly. Some great advice here to improve anyone applying or interviewing in the public health system...

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Here is a great resource for anyone sitting a speech therapy hospital and community interview in the near future... Have a go at preparing a 2-5 minute answer to the following interview questions commonly asked in grade 1 interviews....1) Tell me about your clinical experience in this area of adult communication disorders / or padiatric speech and language disorders. 2) Can you tell me about a time that you worked as a part of an effective team, what worked well and what didn't? 3) Can you tell me about a time in particular that you managed conflict in a team? 4) How would you deal with differing perspectives towards a therapy plan. 5) Can you provide examples of when you were able to demonstrate your ability to be flexible with your schedule. 6) Can you tell me about a time you worked with someone from a culturally and linguistaclly diverse background? 7) Why do you want to work here? What areas would you require support and mentoring with? Join our Facebook group for more indepth discussion around answering questions like these and more...https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/

Yet another SLP grad crushing their interview. A big thankyou to Claire for debriefing over her interview success which helped her to land a job at a competitive hospital and community last grad round. We talk about the process, her part time work experience as a student which she talked about at interview and some good techniques to answer interview questions such as - How would you manage conflict with a colleague? Why do you want to work here and what can you bring to the team and of course the ever present service values question... We will be debriefing further about these questions in our facebook group which is perfect for early career SLP, OT, Physio and any other health students here - get involved to get an idea of whats involved with the job process! https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/

You can also check out our podcast with Tahlia who goes over her own questions and stay tuned for more interview skills podcasts coming soon...

A big thankyou to Poppy for taking the time to speak about some of the awesome work opportunities for allied health students and also AHPRA registered AHP's. Hireup is a fast growing platform that connects people with disabilities to support workers based on shared interests - not just geographic location and care needs.

Working for Hireup is a great way to consolidate your learning, build your CV and start contributing straight away and is perfect for many students due to the flexibility, independence and rewarding work. There are a growing number of jobs Australia wide and it is work that you can start doing day 1 as a student! Check out the Hireup website here to get started... https://www.hireup.com.au/

I jumped on the GYC podcast recently to talk about my experiences locuming and discuss why locums are a great idea for early career Physio, OT and SLP's. A big thanks to Jack O'Brien for hosting a great podcast!

Private practises wouldn't necessarily be very keen on attracting locums but I think locums offer unique opportunities to get new people to a clinic in a way which is career building and is win/win for everyone involved…

You can check out the GYC podcast here...

https://www.clinicmastery.com/looking-into-the-benefits-of-locums-for-new-graduates-practitioners-and-as-a-recruitment-strategy/

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