Physiotherapist - Raceview

Southern Cross Care Qld Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary sacrifice

Permanent full-time

Training & mentoring

Professional development

Inclusive staff culture

EAP for staff

Thrive wage access

Job summary

Southern Cross Care Queensland invites a dedicated Physiotherapist to join the St Mary’s Residential Aged Care Home team in Raceview. You will deliver person-centered physiotherapy to improve mobility, independence and wellbeing, including falls prevention and pain management.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team in a supportive, not-for-profit environment that emphasises continuous professional development and compassionate care for residents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy and current AHPRA registration.
• Strong clinical assessment, reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Experience supporting mobility, pain management, rehabilitation and falls prevention.
• Aged care, rehabilitation or community health experience is desirable.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Excellent communication skills with empathy and respect for older people.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide mobility, strengthening and falls prevention assessments, consultation, history taking, diagnosis and treatment services.
• Support face to face consultations with remote telehealth reviews as required for remote referrals.
• Prescribe and implement physical responsive and preventative assessments to enhance resident mobility needs.
• Following up with residents to ensure positive health outcomes and review of care as needs change.
• Refer residents appropriately to other providers if needs exceed the PT scope.
• Coordinate care with General Practitioners and other allied health professionals to provide optimal care.
• Document all care provided and education/information in health records.
• Support residents in fulfilling their choices and preferences.
• Participate in Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement objectives.

Skills

AHPRA registered

Clinical assessment

Mobility & rehab

Aged care exp

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Job description

Join a supportive, friendly team in a purpose-led not-for-profit organisation where meaningful work, strong relationships and a caring culture come together to make a real difference.

• Competitive payrates + Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrifice options
• Conveniently located in Raceview

• Competitive payrates + Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrifice options
• Supportive purpose driven organisation
• Conveniently located in Raceview

Southern Cross Care Queensland has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Physiotherapist to join our dedicated care team at St Mary’s Residential Aged Care Home in Raceview. In this rewarding role, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred physiotherapy services that support our residents to maintain their mobility, functional independence and overall wellbeing. You will play an important role in pain management, falls prevention and rehabilitation, helping residents remain active, confident and independent while enhancing their overall quality of life.

What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?

• Competitive salary package + benefit of NFP salary sacrifice options.
• Permanent Full-time role.
• Ongoing individualised training and mentoring programs.
• Opportunity to join a supportive, purpose - driven organisation offering exciting professional development growth.
• Strong and inclusivestaff culture.
• Ongoing, individualised trainingand development opportunities.
• Access to ourEmployee Assistance Programfor staff and their families.
• Additional wellbeing support through ourThrive program, which allows early access to up to 50% of your earned wages.

About the role:

As a Physiotherapist with SCCQ, you will play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our residents and clients by providing best practice physiotherapy care within your scope of practice, including but not limited to the following:

• Providing skilled, holistic mobility, strengthening and falls prevention assessments, consultation, history taking, diagnosis and treatment services.
• Supporting face to face consultations with remote telehealth reviews as required for remote referrals.
• Prescribing and implementing physical responsive and preventative assessments to enhance resident and client mobility needs as referred and following up on appropriate course of action.
• Following up with residents appropriately to ensure positive health outcomes, monitoring of progress and review of care as care needs change.
• Referring residents appropriately to other providers if their needs exceed the PT scope of practice.
• Care coordination with General Practitioners and other Allied health professionals to provide optimal care with strong focus on building strong collaborative relationships built on foundation of trust and professional collegial respect.
• Documenting all care provided and education/information given to patients within their health record, as per professional and company stands within the electronic record.
• Supporting residents and clients in fulfilling their choices and preferences.
• Participating in SCCQ Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement objectives in order to maintain and support good clinical practice

What will you bring to the role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy and current AHPRA registration.
• Strong clinical assessment, reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Experience supporting mobility, pain management, rehabilitation and falls prevention.
• Aged care, rehabilitation or community health experience (desirable).
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Excellent communication skills with empathy and respect for older people.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?

Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community. Since then, SCCQ has grown to employ over 1800 staff caring for and supporting more than 3000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 8 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and home care services in metropolitan and regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do. At SCCQ, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program, Known & Loved, is unique to Southern Cross Care Queensland, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.

Southern Cross Care Queensland is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the diversity across our entire team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.Please note that all employment offers will be conditional upon a satisfactory NDIS workers screen, the right to work in Australia and maintaining an up-to-date flu vaccination status.

Our Mission:

Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us.