About Active Ability’s team

The Active Ability team are experts in mobile disability therapy. We provide physiotherapy, dietetic and exercise physiology services and specialise in supporting people with neurological conditions, autism, intellectual disability and mental illness.

Our purpose is to empower the disability community and our core values are:

Compassion – for all. The willingness & empathy to help others

Integrity – to do the right thing in all circumstances, even if no one is watching.

Dedication – to meet our promises, to achieve goals. We are a helpful resource.

We are people-focused – put people firs. Respect, value & empower them.

Our 10-year target is to empower 10,000 people within the disability community. Active Ability is the winner of the ‘Most Outstanding Allied Health Organisation’ at the Australian Disability Service Awards - join us to see why!

Active Ability is a young and enthusiastic team with big ambitions. We pride ourselves on the quality of our relationships with the wider community and the quality of our interventions and support of our clients. We are excited to find our next senior Physiotherapist. This new team member will be aligned with our core values and excited to empower the disability community!

Check us out here: www.activeability.com.au

About the Physiotherapy role

We are holding interviews asap so please get your application in.

This role is a full time, community-based physiotherapy employee position in North Sydney and surrounds.

The desirable applicant will be one who is looking for a fun team and a well-developed physiotherapy program that includes a 5-year professional development plan and regular ongoing supervision with ample opportunity for learning.

The role will provide our new team member with clinical support and professional development through monthly clinical supervision, in-services, our quality assurance program plus much more so that they are able to continue building upon their firm foundation of clinical practice. The successful applicant will receive all of the support they need via our 16-week onboarding. They will then be fast tracked onto joining our specialist program where they will choose their area of expertise within disability, develop an individualised PD plan that Active Ability with support them to achieve, both financially and in work time to become the expert and ‘go to’ in that area!

The successful applicant will also have the opportunity to provide support and mentorship to other team members if interested, and will be given support to develop their people management skills.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing mobile physiotherapy services to Active Ability’s clients.

Assessing and treating clients in their own home, to carry out rehabilitation programs to improve functional independence and quality of life

Providing face to face and occasional tele-support to clients in community settings. Specifically, hydrotherapy, land-based, in the home or in the community, group homes, day programs

Providing equipment prescription and complete assistive technology applications

Providing exercise & behaviour change advice to clients living with disability or chronic/complex conditions

Providing appropriately targeted education for clients, carers and staff as required

Ensuring excellent written and verbal communication with key stakeholders as required including timely reports and exercise plans

Work efficiently and collaboratively with the team to ensure best practice & integrated client care

Skills and experience

Essential Selection Criteria:

Empathy and patience for your clients and a passion for supporting people with disability

Ability to obtain Registration with AHPRA and eligibility for accreditation with APA (Australian Physiotherapy Association)

Demonstrated ability as an independent worker who can exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters as well as working in a multi-disciplinary team for coordinated care.

Demonstrated high-level skills in the development of physiotherapy supports for a wide range of novel and complex conditions

Excellent organisation and time management skills

Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills

Strong administrative and computer skills

National Police Check, Working With Children Check, valid drivers licence and vehicle

A problem solver with a can-do attitude

4+ years experience as a physiotherapist

Desirable skills:

Experience working with people who have an intellectual disability, mental illness or various neurological conditions