Physiotherapist - Community Care

Ozcare; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Laptop supplied

Mobile phone supplied

5 weeks annual leave

Annual leave loading

Novated leasing option

Meal entertainment cards

Uniform allowance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ozcare in Cairns Community Care is hiring a Physiotherapist to provide in-home and community-based care for clients funded by government programs. You will assess, treat, and progress clients toward independence, with mobility and rehab goals tailored to each individual in their home environment.

Requirements include current AHPRA registration, Police screening, Queensland driver’s licence, First Aid/CPR, and vaccination readiness. OSH guidelines, team support, and staff benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Current Police Screening Certificate.
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current Queensland driver's licence.
• First Aid and CPR certification.
• Immunisation against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella and Pertussis.

Responsibilities

• Visit community clients to assess and treat conditions.
• Generate home exercise programs for independent use.
• Complete mobility assessments and progress rehabilitation at home.
• Report back to case managers and refer to other services when needed.
• Assist with mobility aids funding applications (MASS, GEAT2GO, NDIS).

Job description

Company car to be used for client visits, laptop & mobile phone supplied

Ozcare has a full-time Physiotherapist position available at our Cairns Community Care branch.

Your Role

As a Physiotherapist, you'll be looking after the most important people in our organisation- our clients. You'll be working with a varied caseload supporting clients funded by multiple government programs. Your interventions will be targeted towards meeting your client's goals, assisting them to stay safe and live independently as possible.

Your tasks will include:

• Visiting community clients to assess and treat their conditions. Conditions can range between musculoskeletal, neurological, cardio-respiratory in nature. Your interventions will be goals orientated and client centred
• Generate client based home exercise programs which are safe to complete independently and to assist the client to work towards self-care development and independence of their rehabilitation
• Complete mobility assessments and provide physiotherapy interventions to maintain, progress and rehabilitate your clients function within their home environment and in the community
• Where appropriate report back to case managers regarding client conditions and provide recommendations for physiotherapy interventions. Also, where suitable, make additional referrals (nursing, OT, dietetics) to provide wholistic care to our clients for optimal health outcomes
• Apply for mobility aids through MASS, GEAT2GO and NDIS funding programs

Your Attributes

We're looking for a person who has what it takes to make a difference in our clients' lives.

You have:

• A warm and caring nature
• A genuine interest in helping clients live their best life in their own home
• A positive attitude to health and wellbeing

How You'll Benefit

You'll become part of the Ozcare family, and in addition to the training and support that you would expect, you will also receive:

• A supportive state-wide Allied Health Team
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Annual leave loading
• Optional NFP novated leasing, salary packaging, meal entertainment cards totalling $18,550 per year
• Uniform and laundry allowance
• Employee Assistance Program

Role Requirements

• Current Police Screening Certificate
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Current Queensland driver's licence
• First Aid and CPR
• Proof of immunity, or willingness to become vaccinated against, Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chicken Pox) & Pertussis (Whooping Cough).

We're hiring smiles. Our staff are our greatest asset and we acknowledge and thank them for their ongoing hard work, dedication and commitment to helping our clients live their best lives.

Welcoming All

We welcome everyone to become part of the Ozcare family regardless of belief, ethnic or social background, health and gender. Ozcare is the organisation it is today because of each person who is a part of it. This spirit of togetherness is reflected in our mission and values, and our commitment to reconciliation. First Nations applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.