Physiotherapist

Family and Disability Services; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Employee discounts

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Blue Care in Sandgate is seeking a Physiotherapist to deliver holistic, integrated care, improving mobility, independence and wellbeing for clients with musculoskeletal, medical and chronic conditions. You will tailor treatment programs and develop new plans to help clients move with less pain and greater balance.

You will diagnose, assess and implement care plans, select adaptive equipment, educate clients and carers, and coordinate with GPs and nurses to monitor progress and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in physiotherapy and AHPRA registration.
• Experience in an aged care or community setting.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Good time-management and clinical problem-solving skills.
• Current NSW/QLD driver’s licence and vehicle insurance as required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, assess and develop care plans for individuals and groups.
• Prescribe and select adaptive equipment and modifications.
• Educate clients and carers on therapy aspects.
• Set goals and discharge/resolve plans.
• Collaborate with GPs, nurses and allied health professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Clinical problem-solving

Education

Tertiary qualifications

AHPRA registration

Job description

Physiotherapist | Blue Care | Sandgate Community

• Employment Term: 12 Month Fixed Term - Full Time
• Location: Sandgate and Moreton Bay Regions
• Remuneration: $42.15 to $59.04 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM's) + Employee discounts + 5 Weeks Annual Leave
• Classification : PO2.1 - PO3.3 determined by demonstrated clinical hours and experience

Your part in our Blue Care team

You’ll provide holistic, integrated care to our clients enhancing their mobility and movement to promote their independence and wellbeing. Working with a number of movement conditions associated with musculoskeletal impairments, medical conditions and chronic disease, you will tailor your care to make a real difference in your client's quality of life!

You’ll have the opportunity to develop new treatment programs, helping clients to manage their movement, pain, balance and manual handling. This will include:

• Diagnosing, assessing and developing care plans for individuals and groups
• Prescription and selection of appropriate adaptive equipment and modification
• Education and training on aspects of therapy for the clients and carers
• Goal setting activities, as well discharge and resolution planning
• Liaising with healthcare professionals, such as GPs, nurses and occupational therapists to ensure care plans are formulated and monitored

What makes a difference for us?

You’ll be passionate about providing exceptional clinical treatment and therapies designed to enable your clients to maintain and improve their independence. You will be self‑motivated and driven to incorporate contemporary theory in your day‑to‑day activities and make a real difference to the lives of our clients. You’ll present with:

• Tertiary Qualifications and current AHPRA registration - Essential
• Previous experience within an Aged Care or Community setting
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build great relationships
• Effective time‑management and proven clinical problem‑solving skills
• Current Australian Drivers Licence and a road worthy vehicle with comprehensive insurance as required - Essential
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies
• Current CPR and First Aid
• Own reliable vehicle with kilometre reimbursement where a fleet car is not available

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too

Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple -everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long‑term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe