Speech Pathologist - Newcastle

Physio Inq; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$1000 external professional development budget

Weekly supervision

Fully structured support plan

Job summary

Physio Inq is looking for a physiotherapist in Newcastle City Council with 1+ years of experience. You will receive tailored support, choose your caseload, and benefit from a flexible working environment.

Join a supportive team that values work-life balance, with a structured professional development program. You’ll have opportunities for supervision, clinical case reviews, and a budget for external training to advance your skills.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience in a related role.
• Curious about community physiotherapy.
• Actively seeking supervision and growth.

Responsibilities

• Shadowing before independent practice.
• Weekly supervision with team leaders.
• Control your diary and choose clients.

Skills

Team connection

Clinical interest and knowledge

Autonomy

Job description

Real support to grow properly. You’re a year (or a few) into your career and you don’t want to plateau. You want to challenge yourself but not be handed a caseload and told “figure it out”. You want real support. You want development opportunities. You want supervision. Room to build confidence at your own pace. And, a team you can actually talk to. You’re in the right place.

About PhysioInq

We’re a national community-based provider who puts employees first. We’ve been doing this for 17+ years and we keep it simple. No “sink or swim”. No inflated KPIs. No pretending burnout is resilience.

The solutions we provide

I want to develop, but I don’t want to feel out of my depth.

• Tailored induction at your own pace.
• Shadowing before independent initials.
• A senior/buddy for real-time clinical questions.
• Weekly 1:1 supervision with a clinically aligned team leader.
• Monthly clinical case reviews and services.
• Access to clinical specialists to grow your interest areas.
• Internal PD program + $1000 external PD budget.

I don’t want to feel isolated in community. You’re mobile, but you’re not alone.

• Active team, state & discipline chats.
• Daily team interaction on Microsoft Teams.
• Regular in-person MDT catch-ups and socials.
• Shared admin day across your discipline.

I want to choose my caseload.

• You experience.
• Your clinical interests.
• What you want to learn next (With full structured support plan).

Community sounds great, but I’m worried about travel?

• We’ll never ask you to do 60 minute one-way trips to whoop-whoop.
• Your travel radius is 30-45 minutes from your home and then your clients are clustered locally.
• Travel counts toward your targets.

I want to grow AND have work-life balance.

• No excessive back-to-back days.
• No over-time.
• No surprise last-minute bookings.
• Flexibility to structure your week around your life.
• A full admin day built in for reports, meetings, and session planning.
• Time for a couple of deep breaths, a snack and car karaoke between sessions.

I’m feeling burnt out doing 6+ clients a day in clinic.

• We value your work: travel, reports, calls, emails, session planning all count towards your billables.
• Exceed your billable targets and you earn a percentage of your total revenue.
• On average, see 4 clients a day with one day dedicated to admin to maintain the right balance.

Can I have flexibility while I’m still growing?

Yes. We trust you, even early in your career.

• Choose your days and hours.
• Control your diary.
• Take leave anytime throughout the year.

About you

• 1+ years experience.
• Curious about community or want to do it right.
• Actively seeking supervision and structured growth.
• Value team connection.
• Want autonomy with backup.