New Graduate Physiotherapist

About Active Ability

The Active Ability team are experts in mobile disability therapy. We provide physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetic and exercise physiology services and specialise in supporting people with autism, neurological conditions, intellectual disability and mental illness.

Our purpose is to empower the disability community and our core values are:

• Compassion – for all. The willingness & empathy to help others
• Integrity – to do the right thing in all circumstances, even if no one is watching.
• Dedication – to meet our promises, to achieve goals. We are a helpful resource.
• We are people-focused – put people firs. Respect, value & empower them.

Our 10-year target is to empower 10,000 people within the disability community. As part of that journey,  we were fortunate to be awarded 'Most Outstanding Allied Health Organisation' at the 2021 Australian Disability Service Awards and ESSA Practice of the year in 2023

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About the new-graduate role

We are holding interviews asap so please get your application in as soon as possible.

This role is a new part time or full time, community-based new-graduate physiotherapy employee position in Kellyville and surrounds in Sydney that will commence in 2026 as part of our new graduate program.

More info on our new graduate program here:

We are specifically looking to employ an enthusiastic new graduate physiotherapist.

The desirable applicant will be one who is looking for a well-developed physiotherapy program (10+ physios in the team) within a multidisciplinary team that includes a 5-year professional development plan (40hrs PD per year) and regular ongoing supervision with ample opportunity for learning.

The role will provide you with clinical support and professional development so that you are able to build a firm foundation of clinical practice from which to progress your professional career. You will receive 16-weeks onboarding training and support as well as on-the-job disability-specific clinical training.

Remuneration will be based on experience but will be paid well above award wage.

What can Active Ability offer a new graduate physiotherapist?

1. Become an expert in disability – disability is our team's core focus and each of our team members have their own expertise.
2. A focus on professional development (PD) – commence your 5-year PD program plus attend a minimum of 4 events annually with our entire team, additional in-services and an individual Professional Development plan focused on developing your expertise.
3. Mentoring from Active Ability's senior physiotherapists – Mentorship and support from senior clinicians and directors through shadowing their caseload, case reviews, PD and skill development sessions that will broaden your skill set and experiences.
4. An incredibly rewarding role – you will be a valued and important part of your client's life. You will build relationships with your clients and their stakeholders, and you will be rewarded when seeing them achieve their goals.
5. The opportunity to manage a complex case load – your knowledge and skills will be challenged every day in order to support your clients safely and effectively to achieve their goals because of the barriers they unfortunately face due to their health, function and disability. Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neuron Disease, Huntington's Disease, Cerebral Palsy and other rare neurological disorders are part of our daily caseloads.
6. A changing client base – because we are a capacity building service, you will see significant variety day-to-day and week-to-week in your caseload (not to mention, our clients age from 2 years to 65 years old). The fact that we are a capacity building service means that we see client's only as much as necessary and then discharge – there are no maintenance services here
7. An amazing team of like-minded clinicians - Join an amazing team culture, full of passion, drive and fun. We all have the same mission or focus that we work by - to support people with disability to achieve optimal independence, health and quality of life.
8. The opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration– collaboration is crucial to the success of your intervention in disability – meet regularly with behaviour support therapists, speech therapists, OTs, support workers, support coordinators and GPs, not to mention dietitians and exercise physiologists. Expect a flexible work environment - we spend more time at work than anywhere else, so you need to love what you do (passion), and you need to work in a fabulous team that values your contribution. Work from home, manage your own diary (attend appointments if you need), work independently but seek support and assistance from management when you need it.

Your responsibilities will include:

• The successful applicant will provide mobile physiotherapy services to Active Ability's clients in Sydney.
• Assess and treat clients in their own home, to carry out rehabilitation programs to improve functional independence and quality of life
• Provide face to face and occasional tele-support to clients in community settings. Specifically, hydrotherapy, land-based, in the home or in the community, group homes, day programs
• Provide equipment prescription and complete assistive technology applications
• Providing exercise & behaviour change advice to clients living with disability or chronic/complex conditions
• Provide appropriately targeted education for clients, carers and staff as required
• Ensure appropriate written and verbal communication with key stakeholders as required including timely reports and exercise plans
• Communicate and work efficiently and collaboratively with the team to ensure best practice & integrated client care

Skills and experience

Essential Selection Criteria:

1. Empathy and patience for your clients and a passion for supporting people with disability
2. Ability to obtain Registration with AHPRA and eligibility for accreditation with APA upon graduation (Australian Physiotherapy Association)
3. Demonstrated ability as an independent worker who can exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters as well as working in a multi-disciplinary team for coordinated care.
4. Demonstrated high-level skills in the development of physiotherapy supports for a wide range of novel and complex conditions
5. Excellent organisation and time management skills
6. Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills
7. Strong administrative and computer skills
8. National Police Check, Working With Children Check, valid drivers licence and vehicle
9. A problem solver with a can-do attitude
10. Experience volunteering with, or working as a support worker for, people who have an intellectual disability, mental illness or various neurological conditions

Desirable skills:

• SIRA Workers Compensation Approval Number (or willingness to obtain)