The Townsville Hospital Rehabilitation and Gerontology Services provides inpatient, in a ward setting, plus inreach and outreach services through a Day Rehabilitation Service. We have a service that orientates our service to meet the needs of particular patient groups through a strategy of Focused Intensive Rehabilitiation Service Teams.
Rehabilitation and treatment is provided by a multi-disciplinary team in a rehabilitation environment. The ward accommodates 14 inpatients with space to increase to 20. This includes an Independent Living Unit, which will provide an opportunity for the patient and their carer to simulate their home environment and routine prior to being discharged from hospital.
The area of Rehabilitative Health Care is expanding, encompassing partnership with the acute services and integrating patient care towards separation from hospital.
It is a rewarding area to work in; being a part of a multi-disciplinary team; seeing practical problem solving in action; with opportunities to provide an integrated service by CNC/Educators of Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Gerontology and High Risk Elders supporting nursing development. Opportunities for research by all the multi-disciplinary team, singly or together are supported as practical links to James Cook University (JCU) are developing.
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For further information see the Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine entry in the Health and Medical Services or contact:
Telephone +61 7 4796 2620
Facsimile +61 7 4796 2621
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