Physiotherapist
Core
Provide assessment, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based intervention to residents in residential care settings to support their physical recovery and independence.
Role type
Clinical physiotherapist (rehabilitation and chronic disease management)
Builds
Personalized rehabilitation plans, falls prevention programs, and mobility aid prescriptions for residents
Domain
Healthcare / Elderly care / Chronic disease management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, evidence-based intervention, falls prevention program delivery, chronic disease management, mobility aid prescription, functional reablement, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Post-graduate experience, acute/chronic pain management expertise, goal-based rehabilitation planning
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Deliver high-quality physiotherapy services based on person-centred care and reablement models; Implement falls prevention and recovery programs; Manage chronic disease and multimorbidity cases; Prescribe mobility aids; Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to enhance resident wellbeing
Seniority
Mid-to-senior level (requires post-graduate experience)