Physiotherapist - Home and Community Services

Overview

Physiotherapist - Home and Community Services

Discover a career where care goes both ways

Location – travel across the central coast (primarily northern c.coast)

Permanent Part Time (3 days) | Pay rate – up to $54.50 per hour (based on experience) + superannuation

Not for profit employer, so you pay less tax

Responsibilities

- Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients' physical and functional abilities to understand their needs
- Develop and deliver individualised or group treatment plans based on clients’ needs, goals, and preferences
- Implement evidence-based physiotherapy interventions to address mobility issues, pain management and other age-related conditions
- Regularly assess and report on the physical and psychosocial capabilities of clients to the care management team
- Maintain, prepare and support precise records, exercise sheets, assessment reports and progress notes that accurately reflect clients’ physical function
- Make recommendations regarding exercise programs, mobility equipment, safety at home and refer to other disciplines as required
- Uphold ethical and professional standards in accordance with regulatory guidelines
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide holistic care
- Educate clients and families on preventive measures and exercises to improve and maintain mobility
- Participate in team meetings, case conferences and training sessions to contribute to continuous improvement of care delivery
- Engage with team members, clients and families in a positive and respectful manner, welcoming a culturally diverse team
- Build relationships with clients and their families, understanding challenges in the aged care environment

To be successful in this role you’ll need

- Bachelor or Post Graduate Degree in Physiotherapy and current AHPRA registration
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to manage all aspects of compliance
- Demonstrated experience with multidisciplinary teamwork
- Effective time management to ensure patient intervention, reports and outcomes are achieved in a timely manner
- Ability to prioritise and organise own work/caseload
- Demonstrated computer literacy
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of health, aged and/or disability services
- Current Driver’s licence and registered and insured motor vehicle

What we can offer you

- Paid travel time and KM reimbursements
- Not-for-profit tax benefits so you pay less tax
- Access to professional development and clinical support (up to $2,000 CPD allowance per year)
- Fitness Passport discounted gym benefits
- Paid Parental leave
- Long service leave after 5 years
- 40+ locations across NSW and QLD if you choose to move
- A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds

We know you have many choices of employer — choose Catholic Healthcare where you can make a positive impact and be well rewarded.

Apply online now

Catholic Healthcare acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and dream. We pay our respects to their Indigenous Elders past and present, for they hold the traditions, culture, and hopes of their people as we journey towards reconciliation. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

Hello Recruitment Agencies, thanks for thinking of us. Right now, we’re looking to fill this opportunity directly so if we do need your assistance we’ll be in touch.

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