Roving Physiotherapist - Arcare
- Full time position Monday to Friday
- Covering East and South East suburbs in Melbourne
- Access to discounts at Apple, Samsung, Gyms + Travel + Health Insurance
About Arcare
As one of Australia’s leading aged care providers, Arcare operates over 60 residences across QLD, NSW, ACT, SA and VIC, supported by more than 10,000 team members. Our focus is simple — building meaningful relationships between residents, families, and staff, with our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Benefits
- Above Award Rates
- Significant employee discounts for Apple, Samsung, Travel, Health Insurance, Gyms and much more
- Professional development allowance and paid training days
- Reward & Recognition programs including CEO incentives and National Awards
- Employee Assistance Program
About The Role
This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that values its team members, offers a supportive working environment, and has a genuine desire to develop its people.
Your responsibilities encompass a wide range of tasks to ensure the well-being, care, and support to residents in accordance with Arcare‘s Values. You will play a crucial role leading a team to maximise positive resident outcomes.
Working as part of the Allied Health team, Physiotherapists play a crucial role in helping maintain the functional independence of our clients through the delivery of evidence based, active interventions. Your primary role is to build open and respectful relationships with our clients and families and to treat every interaction with a client as an opportunity to bring respect, life, and joy to the relationship.
Position Summary
The Physiotherapist is responsible for helping to improve client’s physical, cognitive, and psycho-social functions and to optimise their functional capacity for activities of daily living. Physiotherapists play a crucial role in maximising residents’ function and quality of life. The Physiotherapist will be part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure a person-centred, evidence-based, continuous quality improvement work environment that is consistent with the values of Arcare.
Key Responsibilities
- Performing Functional assessments on admission with periodic reviews
- Developing tailored treatment plans
- Delivering therapy services in both 1:1 and group settings
- Attend to referrals and post-fall reviews
- Manual handling training
- Documenting treatment planning and interventions
- Leading and supervising Allied Health Assistants
- Contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or higher
- Right to Work in Australia
Arcare values diversity within our workforce and is an equal opportunity employer.
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Physiotherapist in Melbourne employer: Arcare Aged Care
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