Community Physiotherapist – Active Aging & Work-Life Balance

Jewish Care Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Purchased leave

Employee Assistance Program

Staff referral bonus

Job summary

Jewish Care Victoria is seeking a highly motivated physiotherapist to join our expanding Allied Health team. You will deliver physiotherapy services across community sites with a focus on healthy ageing and empowering clients to stay active and independent.

The role includes manual therapy, exercise therapy and group programs, with onsite clinics at Caulfield and Windsor and/local travel within a manageable area.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy and AHPRA registration required.
• Demonstrated experience in physiotherapy within aged care.
• Clinical Pilates, dementia training and/or dry needling experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients and develop individual physiotherapy intervention plans, including one-on-one and group programs in line with a Healthy Ageing perspective.
• Regularly review and progress plans, with discharge planning as appropriate.
• Promote independence and functional abilities for JewishCare (Vic) clients with health promotion focus.
• Communicate client outcomes at clinical/team meetings and document in the client database.
• Supervise Allied Health Assistants/Exercise Leaders/students.
• Promote and respect cultural diversity in care services.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

AHPRA registration

Job description

Jewish Care Victoria is seeking a highly motivated physiotherapist to join our expanding Allied Health team. You will deliver physiotherapy services across community sites with a focus on healthy ageing and empowering clients to stay active and independent.

The role includes manual therapy, exercise therapy and group programs, with onsite clinics at Caulfield and Windsor and/local travel within a manageable area.