Physiotherapist - Arcare Ringwood

• Brand-new Aged Care Residence | Expected opening date March 2025
• Arcare Ringwood is a 110-bed residence, across Four communities
• Work in our new building with state-of-the-art facilities

About Arcare

As one of Australia’s leading aged care providers, we have 51 residences in QLD, NSW, and VIC, with more on the way! Our core focus is the relationship between residents, colleagues, and family members, with our residents and team at the heart of what we do.

Backed by a dedicated team of over 7000 employees, we strive to uphold our core values of Relationships, Uniqueness, Partnerships, and Flexibility, earning us a reputation that speaks for itself.

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

Reporting to the Head of Allied Health, your role is responsible for ensuring optimal level of function and independence for all clients by:

• 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

Ready to Apply

Our people and culture set us apart and our ongoing focus of working together as one team. If you think this role is the right fit for you, we invite you to apply. Please note that you must have Australian Working Rights and a NDIS Worker Screening Check (or be willing to obtain). Arcare values diversity within our workforce and is an equal opportunity employer.