Physiotherapist
* Community-Based Allied Health Service
* Preferred work locations North, Northwest, Northeast Melbourne
* Multiple Full-time positions available
* $88,466 - $101,685 per year based on experience + Super + Salary Packaging
About Us
At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.
Baptcare is a Not for Profit, purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.
Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.
About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our large multidisciplinary team in Melbourne. As a community-based physiotherapist under our in-Home Care (IHC) team, you will be responsible for clinical care to consumers in a community setting. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the role is responsible for delivering high quality, best practice care that meets the expectation of the consumer and demonstrates a commitment to maintaining an optimal level of dignity, respect, comfort, and quality of life for consumer.
Our ideal candidate will have a passion for clinical rehabilitation, and experience in running group exercise classes at day therapy centres. You will work with various funding bodies, including Home Care Packages, Short Term Restorative Care and privately funded clients.
Key Tasks:
- Participate as a key member of Health and Wellbeing staff providing a service to demonstrate a level of professional conduct that reflects the Baptcare Vision, Mission and Values
- Assessment and planning, and the delivery of safe and effective care; that: is best practice, tailored to individual needs and optimises health and wellbeing of the consumer.
- Ensures own clinical practice is within scope of regulatory guidelines including the Aged Care Quality Standards and support consumers to live the life that they chose.
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills and a positive consumer focused profile to all stakeholders.
- Compliance to all Work, Health, and Safety responsibilities
- Effective management of high-impact or high-prevalence risks associated with the care of consumers.
- Minimisation of infection-related risks through implementing standard transmission-based precautions to prevent and control infection.
- Contributes pro-actively to the continuous improvement process within the program.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:
- Demonstrated ability to listen to in a way that accepts cultural and other diversity and in ways that maintains and promotes a consumer’s dignity and respect and understand what is important to them and support them to achieve their goals.
- Demonstrated experience in providing Physiotherapy services within the Community/Aged or Disability sector that gives each consumer safe and effective clinical care that is best practice, tailored to individual needs and optimises health and wellbeing.
- Assessment and planning, including consideration of risks to the consumer’s health and well-being, informs the delivery of safe and effective care and services.
- Demonstrated ability to seek information to support evidence-based practice.
- Advanced skills in the creation of timely and thorough consumer records including documentation of care provided to meet all statutory requirements and collecting and maintaining accurate data and statistics as required.
- Proven ability to understand and work within relevant legislation and guidelines including those set by the Physiotherapy Board or Australia
- Highly organised and adaptable to work in a rapidly changing environment and a consumer’s changing circumstances or preferences.
- Demonstrated ability to make timely decisions and problem solve to ensure quality consumer outcomes
For You
Baptcare is focused on living our values, not just talking about them. You’ll find the culture at Baptcare is one of genuine respect, support, and positive intention. We work hard to achieve results through change, continuous improvement, and ongoing focus on providing the best service delivery to our stakeholders.
Further, the successful candidate will receive:
- A competitive salary, plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging and novated leasing.
- Access to confidential counselling and support services.
- Be part of an organisation and a team that is driven to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community members.
How to apply:
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Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
- Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
- The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.
- A medical assessment will be conducted to assess your suitability for the role.
- Current registration as a Physiotherapist with AHPRA
- Current driver’s license
- Travel around metro locations.
If you require support with the application process, please contact [email protected]
Baptcare is a child safe organisation that is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children, and young people to feel safe and respected. In accordance with Baptcare’s code of conduct, all Baptcare employees are committed to keeping children safe within the organisation and act in their best interests at all times.
At Baptcare, we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees, volunteers, the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.
Baptcare (VIC, TAS) is proud to be working towards uniting with BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) and Baptist Care SA, to create a newly merged national care organisation committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together, we are building on a shared history of care and compassion, expanding our reach, and strengthening our mission to help people live well with dignity and purpose.
