Physiotherapist

Are you a skilled Physiotherapist experienced in Aged Care, and passionate about continuous improvement? Join our growing allied health team!

Provide clinical guidance within a growth-focused, multi-disciplinary Allied Health team

Tailor your caseload of onsite and community aged care clients to your skills & work-life balance

Rewarding local role in an established but growing organisation committed to best practice

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Physiotherapist with aged care experience to join our dynamic and expanding team in a Full Time capacity (Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm), enabling wellbeing and quality of life for older people in care and living independently. Help clients achieve improved mobility, pain relief, and a better quality of life, and enjoy growing a supportive team focused on service that is person-centred, best practice and continuously improving. Remuneration commensurate with skills and experience, with continuous professional development available.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing private physiotherapy services, offering specialised physiotherapy care to individuals seeking personalised treatment

Providing clinical guidance, handling escalated clinical matters, supporting quality improvement and growing workforce capability.

Conducting assessments, developing and evaluating resident care plans and formulating functional health assessments for new residents

Developing evidence-based treatment plans and coordinating client reablement programs and therapy plans

Implementation and management of falls prevention strategies

Practicing in community care, extending physiotherapy expertise beyond our facilities to support the broader community

Conducting pre-employment assessments for new staff to evaluate their physical capabilities and recommending adjustments or accommodations as needed

Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care planning, including case conferences and care planning meetings

About you

Essential criteria:

Relevant AHPRA (general) registration

Previous aged care experience (RACF or in-home)

Experience managing complex clinical work, escalated clinical matters and providing clinical supervision.

Excellent clinical reasoning skills and a commitment to continuous improvement

Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Caring and compassionate attitude

Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Effective time management and organisational skills

Sound knowledge of WHS and manual handling practices

Willingness and ability to travel to clients in the community

Willingness to undertake NDIS Worker Check clearance, and a pre-employment physiotherapy assessment during recruitment process.

About Us

Carrington is a not-for-profit centre of excellence for retirees, providing a focus on person-centred quality care and health services to consumers of Independent Living, Residential Care and Community Care. At Carrington, we are committed to helping Apply Now