Physiotherapy Team Leader

**Churches of Christ, Toowoomba Residential Aged Care Service**

**Permanent, Full-time Opportunity**

**Imagine working for us**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**About the role**

The Physiotherapy Team Leader is responsible for leading the provision of physiotherapy services to improve and maintain the mobility, independence and positive wellbeing of residence. Welcoming your experience and innovative ideas, you will break new ground to help develop our Allied Health program in the Toowoomba region.

In this role you will:

- Assess individual physiotherapy needs of residents; develop physiotherapy programs in consultation with the resident and other care staff and health professionals.
- Provide leadership of the team within the area of responsibility; facilitate the achievement of organisational strategies and delivery of high-quality services.
- Provide physiotherapy in accordance with programs and resident care plans.
- Review and evaluate the physiotherapy programs regularly to ensure effective treatment.
- Promote health prevention issues relevant to residences in an aged care setting; develop falls prevention strategies for individual residents and respond appropriately to all falls.
- Ensure physiotherapy equipment is maintained in a safe working order.
- Maintain documentation and write reports relevant to care plans
- Liaise with external regulatory as delegated but the Service Manager
- Maintain accurate Aged Care Funding Instrument documentation, including directives for staff and ongoing treatment documentation accurately, as delegated by the service manager.

**About you**

You will be a dedicated and experienced Physiotherapist who is often recognised for your enthusiasm, imagination and creativity. You will have strong experience in Aged Care, that will allow you to hit the ground running. Committed to continuous improvement, you look forward to the changing opportunities this diverse role offers.

As the Physiotherapy Team Leader, ideally your experience and qualifications include:

- Relevant tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy,
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a physiotherapist,
- Applied knowledge of ACFI and accreditation requirements, in relation to the provision of Physiotherapy,
- Previous supervision experience, or desire to move into supervisory role,
- Current National Police Check, or willingness to obtain.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be up to date with their COVID-19 Vaccination. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received