Community Physiotherapist

Job title: Community Physiotherapist

Working Hours: Full Time / Part Time available

Salary: $75,000 - $100,000 + super + travel allowance

Location: Roxburgh Park, VIC

Roles & Responsibilities:

Our Clients vision and mission is centred on delivering exceptional quality care within the Aged Care and Disability Sectors. They provide various community and in-home support services catered towards individual needs. 

They are currently seeking a Physiotherapist to service the Melbourne Community through home-care packages.You will be working within a multidisciplinary team to offer the ultimate care to your participants. Providing in-home care and building relationships with participants and their families during a flexible work-week. This role is open to New Graduates as well as Senior Clinicians.

As a Physio you are expected to:

• Provide high quality Physiotherapy assessments and intervention for consumers within the context of Aged Care in a professional, confidential and culturally safe manner, in keeping with best practice standards
• Completing consumer focused Physiotherapy assessments to manage a range of musculoskeletal, neurological, cardio respiratory disorders.
• Ensure integrated service delivery and follow up, coordinating and communicating as required
• Incorporate a holistic approach to health care that incorporates health promotion activities to consumers according to their priorities and requirements
• Ensure information is recorded accurately and in a timely manner in the Management system and that records are maintained in accordance with the Aged Care Quality Standards and company policies and procedures
• Ensure privacy and confidentiality is adhered to in relation to consumer’s information
• Providing manual handling and education training for carers and family members
• Consulting with site staff, doctors, consumer, family and other care professionals to develop consumer care plans, goals, nature of interventions and plan for review
• Regularly reviewing consumers outcomes and make any necessary changes to align with consumer goals
• Documenting each consumer treatment and general care in clinical notes as per company guidelines
• As Attending and participating in meetings, including multidisciplinary, staff and management meetings on site and as directed by your Manager

Benefits:

• Individualised clinical supervision and generous PD allowance
• Community centre for group therapy access and rehab room
• Extra supervision and support during first few months (if needed)
• Flexible working hours and work-from-home options
• Free coffee (best coffee machine in the world)
• Travel reimbursement
• Career development opportunities
• Mobile phone and laptop with wide range of therapy materials and assessments available

Essential Criteria:

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Current Working With Children Check
• Valid Australian working rights
• Full Registration with AHPRA
• Vaccination in line with government mandates
• Have your own car and valid driver's license

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