About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our friendly, supportive and dynamic Allied Health team, within the Home and Community Care area. 

This is a permanent full-time role, based at our office in Deakin ACT. 

As a Physiotherapist, you will provide professional advice and services based on the needs and goals of our clients. Key responsibilities will include:

• In home assessments and reports
• Development of programs to address strength and balance
• Mobility equipment assessment and recommendations
• Facilitating, monitoring and reviewing individual exercise programs
• Liaising with wider members of the H&CC team to ensure clients are meeting goals / outcomes

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy and current registration with the NSW Physiotherapy Board
• Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) registration
• Demonstrated clinical experience in the delivery of Physiotherapy services for clients with chronic, aged and complex needs, designing and implementing client centred plans, managing complex client care and discharge planning
• Demonstrated experience in assessment, planning and evaluating interventions, with the ability to exercise independent professional judgement with minimal direct supervision
• Previous experience working in an Aged Care environment and commitment to providing quality services and care to aged care clients
• Current First Aid or willingness to obtain
• Current Australian Driver’s License and access to your own vehicle
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and be confident working autonomously when required
• Sound and proficient organisational skills with strong time management
• Ability to prioritise competing workloads and tasks
• Proficient in using computer applications including Microsoft office, client/data management systems and a willingness to learn new programs

Benefits & Culture

At Uniting, we welcome and celebrate everyone regardless of lifestyle, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity and proudly create a safe and inclusive environment for staff and clients. 

We are bold, imaginative, respectful and compassionate. 

Further to this we offer: 

• Join an organisation that has a positive impact on our clients and the community
• Hands on training, development and mentoring with a leading provider 
• Tax free salary packaging entitlements of up to $16,000 per year (pro-rata) 
• Tax free salary packaged meal & entertainment card of up to $2,650 per year (pro-rata)  

At Uniting we believe that being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 is the best way to keep our employees and clients safe. That’s why we require all potential new employees to have received three (3) doses of a COVID-19 vaccine before they start work with us.   

For any questions, please contact Abigail Corpuz, Talent Acquisition Specialist on [email protected], using the subject line: Physiotherapist enquiry via EthicalJobs.