Physiotherapist

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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The Integrated Movement Disorders Program (IMDP) was founded in 2019 as a collaboration between the Toronto Western Hospital Movement Disorders Clinic and Toronto Rehab. We are an interdisciplinary team composed of a neurologist, psychiatrist, physiotherapist, psychotherapist, and education/communications lead and our goal is to create new therapies that combine physical and mental health in real time. We provide integrated rehabilitation and skills building for patients with chronic neurological illness so that they can maximize their potential and have improved function and quality of life.

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to provide clinical care for patients with movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and Functional Movement Disorders. The individual must have experience in the physical therapy of chronic neurological disease, and ideally have had some exposure to Parkinson’s disease and Functional disorders. Given that our aim is to develop new, integrated models of care, creativity, flexibility of approach, and willingness to change are essential skills for this position. We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative individual with outstanding collaborative skills and an interest in developing new methods of patient-centered care.

Duties

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