Physiotherapist: Vestibular, Neurological & Human Performance

Ikigai Shift; Goulburn; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Structured mentoring

Access to advanced assessment tech

Job summary

Ikigai Shift seeks a physiotherapist with a focus on vestibular, neurological rehabilitation and human performance. Join an innovative multidisciplinary team integrating rehabilitation, performance and longevity.

You will work across vestibular and neurological presentations, musculoskeletal care and performance optimisation, using an integrated clinical model to understand, measure and train function. You’ll benefit from mentoring, structured education and access to advanced assessment

Qualifications

• Requires AHPRA registration and physiotherapy degree.
• Experience in vestibular and neurological rehab is highly regarded.
• NDIS, police check and working with children checks are preferred.
• First Aid & CPR current or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide vestibular and neurological physiotherapy within an integrated care model.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation and performance.
• Develop and adjust individualized rehabilitation plans with objective assessment.
• Mentoring and engagement in ongoing clinical education.

Skills

Vestibular rehabilitation experience

Neurological Physiotherapy experience

NDIS experience

Sports rehabilitation or performance

AHPRA registration

Education

Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

Physiotherapist: Vestibular, Neurological & Human Performance

Physiotherapist – Vestibular, Neurological & Human Performance

Ikigai Shift

Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation (Healthcare & Medical)

Full Time (Part Time and Casual considered)

Become the Physiotherapist You Always Wanted to Be

Every Physiotherapist enters the profession wanting to make a genuine difference.

Over time, many discover that complex presentations don’t always fit neatly into traditional musculoskeletal models. They begin asking bigger questions.

Why does one person recover while another doesn’t?

Why do some people remain limited despite appropriate treatment?

Why do balance, movement, cognition and physical performance seem so closely connected?

At Ikigai Shift, asking those questions is where we begin.

We’re looking for a Physiotherapist who wants to think differently, continually develop their clinical reasoning and become part of an innovative multidisciplinary team that’s redefining how Physiotherapy contributes to rehabilitation, human performance and longevity.

About the Opportunity

Ikigai Shift is an integrated health, performance and longevity centre built around one simple belief:

The same systems that influence recovery also influence performance, resilience and healthy ageing.

Rather than separating musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, vestibular rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, performance and longevity into different disciplines, we’ve developed an integrated clinical model based on understanding human function.

Our clients include:

Musculoskeletal conditions

Vestibular disorders and dizziness

Neurological presentations

Athletes and active individuals

Older adults wanting to maintain independence

Professionals wanting to improve health and performance

Individuals seeking to optimise function before problems develop

No matter why someone walks through our doors, our philosophy remains the same:

Understand the system. Measure it objectively. Train it specifically. Reassess it regularly.

A Different Way of Practising Physiotherapy

At Ikigai Shift, rehabilitation is only one application of our clinical model.

The same principles we use to help someone recover from injury can also improve sporting performance, support healthy ageing, enhance workplace performance and help people build long-term resilience.

We believe many assessment and training principles traditionally confined to specialist neurological or vestibular rehabilitation have a place in mainstream Physiotherapy, health, fitness and longevity.

Because better human performance isn’t simply about becoming stronger or fitter.

It’s about ensuring the systems that underpin movement, balance, vestibular function, coordination, sensory processing, cognition and physical capacity are functioning at their best.

Our goal isn’t simply to restore function.

It’s to understand it, measure it, improve it and help people maintain it throughout life.

Technology That Supports Better Human Performance

Assessment only has value if it changes what happens next.

Many clinicians identify impairments but have limited ways of specifically training the systems responsible for those impairments.

At Ikigai Shift, assessment directly guides intervention.

Objective findings are used to design targeted rehabilitation, performance and longevity programs that are continually refined through measurable reassessment.

Our clinicians work with an advanced suite of assessment and intervention technology including:

VALD Performance Suite

Vestibular Rail Spinner

NeckCare Assessment & Training System

TopSpin 360

These technologies are used across our entire client population—not just rehabilitation.

Whether working with an athlete, someone experiencing persistent neck pain, a client with vestibular dysfunction, a neurological condition or someone wanting to improve lifelong health, the same philosophy applies:

Assessment should drive precise, measurable intervention.

Technology never replaces clinical reasoning.

It strengthens it.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re interested in Physiotherapists from two backgrounds.

Physiotherapists Ready to Think Differently

You may be a r ecent graduate or an experienced musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who has realised that not every presentation can be explained through joints, muscles and local tissues alone.

You want to better understand how vestibular function, movement, cognition, balance and sensory systems influence human performance.

Vestibular or Neurological Physiotherapists

You may already have formal training or experience in vestibular or neurological Physiotherapy and be looking for an environment where you can continue refining those skills within a broader model of integrated care.

If that’s you, we’ll support your development through mentoring, structured education and a pathway towards advanced vestibular practice.

Why Join Ikigai Shift?

Innovative Clinical Practice

Develop skills using advanced assessment and intervention systems rarely found together in private practice.

Professional Development

Professional development at Ikigai Shift isn’t simply about attending courses.

You’ll participate in structured mentoring, multidisciplinary case discussions, ongoing clinical education and regular exposure to contemporary evidence and objective assessment.

Diverse Clinical Practice

Work across:

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Vestibular rehabilitation

Neurological rehabilitation

Longevity

NDIS

Complex presentations

No two days are the same.

Multidisciplinary Team

Work alongside Exercise Physiologists and other allied health professionals who genuinely collaborate to achieve the best outcomes for every client.

Our philosophy is simple:

One Client. One Team. One Journey.

As Ikigai Shift grows, opportunities will continue to develop in mentoring, leadership, education, innovation and future clinic locations.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

Is passionate about helping people

Enjoys solving complex clinical problems

Is curious and committed to lifelong learning

Is open to feedback and continual improvement

Communicates professionally and compassionately

Enjoys working collaboratively

Is excited by innovation and technology

Wants to contribute to the future of healthcare

Believes great clinicians never stop improving

Qualifications & Experience

Current AHPRA registration

Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy

Professional Indemnity Insurance

National Police Check

Working With Children Check

Current First Aid & CPR (or willingness to obtain)

Highly Regarded

Vestibular rehabilitation training

Neurological Physiotherapy experience

Experience managing dizziness or balance disorders

NDIS experience

Sports rehabilitation or performance experience

Experience managing persistent or complex conditions

Applicants without vestibular training are encouraged to apply if they demonstrate strong clinical foundations, curiosity and a genuine desire to develop in this area.

Our Culture

At Ikigai Shift, culture is something we practise—not something we write on a wall.

We’re building a close-knit team that values:

Curiosity over certainty

Evidence over assumption

Kindness with accountability

Continuous learning

Professional excellence

We believe the best outcomes are achieved when talented people genuinely enjoy working together, support one another, challenge each other respectfully and celebrate each other’s growth.

We foster an environment where feedback is welcomed, ideas are shared openly, and every team member takes responsibility for contributing to a positive, high-performing workplace.

Our philosophy is simple:

One Client. One Team. One Journey.

What We Offer

Competitive salary based on experience

Structured mentoring and clinical supervision

Access to world-class assessment and intervention technology

Diverse and intellectually stimulating caseload

Multidisciplinary team environment

Leadership and career progression opportunities

A workplace built around innovation, curiosity and continuous improvement

The opportunity to help shape a model of care that integrates rehabilitation, performance and longevity