Description:
Our dedicated and collaborative Onkaparinga Lodge care team is seeking a Physiotherapist who is passionate about health and wellness for older adults, no matter their age, or level of disease or disability.
- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
- Fixed term parental leave contract available until 19/12/2025
- Part Time hours - 60.8 hours per fortnight
- Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
You will have the opportunity to be the difference whilst enjoying great rewards including salary packaging benefits, Bupa Health Insurance discounts, discounted gym memberships and much more.
About the role
In this role you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of management, allied health, nursing, care workers, fitness and other health professionals in delivering services that optimise the well-being, mobility, pain management and recovery of older adults living in residential aged care.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- contributing positively to multi-disciplinary care planning for our residents
- participating in face to face handover with nursing staff at the beginning and end
of each day to improve communication about resident needs and therapy - case conferencing and problem-solving of complex care needs
- supporting residents on proactive, evidence-based reablement pathways and identifying deviation from this pathway early.
- helping support and mentor students on placements as well as pro-actively engaging in ongoing professional development and learning to improve your capacity to optimise resident well-being outcomes
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website and the attached job description.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Bachelor or Master degree in Physiotherapy including current registration with AHPRA.
- knowledge of residential aged care practice including understanding and experience of AN-ACC
- high level of physiotherapy diagnostic and treatments skills, aligned to the needs and want of our residents
- experience working from a Healthy Ageing approach
- demonstrated commitment to meeting the needs of both internal and external clients
- demonstrated initiative and strong organisational and time management skills
- ability to listen and adapt communication to audience
- exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- proficient computer skills including the ability to use the Google Suite and various in-house databases
- a basic knowledge of the requirements of the Aged Care Standards as are applicable to the role
- the capacity to apply for a provider number and an understanding of the aged care system
About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.
When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.
Apply online: www.southerncrosscare.com.au/careers
Enquiries: helen.hvalica@southerncrosscare.com.au
Applications close: 4pm on Friday, 2nd of May 2025