About UsAccess Health and Community, with a 150-year legacy of compassionate care, is on a mission to build healthier lives together. Our team of over 400 dedicated employees and 200 volunteers, serves across 18 locations. We are thrilled to announce our upcoming merger in May 2025 with Inspiro, a trusted partner in community health. Inspiro, with a skilled team of 100, is dedicated to providing accessible, inclusive, and high-quality care in the Yarra Ranges. This merger strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional care and opens up new opportunities for our team and the communities we serve.
The opportunity
Are you a passionate Physiotherapist looking for a meaningful role in community health? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, client-focused physiotherapist to join our growing team at Inspiro – a friendly and supportive health service committed to delivering high-quality care to the local community. If you’re a dedicated, curious, and compassionate physiotherapist looking to work in a supportive community health team – we’d love to hear from you!
About the role
In this varied and rewarding position, you’ll work two days at our Belgrave site and two days at our Lilydale site, delivering holistic, person-centred physiotherapy to clients across a broad spectrum of needs including: musculoskeletal, chronic pain, neurological, aged care, and NDIS clients. You’ll be empowered to support clients in self-managing their health and contribute to our fee-for-service programs (e.g. GP management plans, TAC, DVA). There is an opportunity to work in women’s health space for someone with special interest and qualification in the area.
You'll also have the opportunity to lead group programs, collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams, and mentor students and Allied Health Assistants.
What you will be doing Key responsibilities
Provide high-quality person-centred physiotherapy services to a wide variety of clients
Develop client care plans which are based on client-centred goals, and coordinate with other allied health and community services to empower clients to meet these goals
Develop, run, and evaluate group-based programs that support clients to improve control of their own health and encourage integration into the community
Supervise and support Allied Health Assistants and physiotherapy students
Provide reports to other providers such as GPs, NDIS Support Coordinators or Aged Care Package case managers to demonstrate the effectiveness of the service in reaching the client/participants’ goals
What you will bring Key Selection Criteria
Tertiary qualifications in physiotherapy and professional registration with AHPRA
Registration as an MBS provider (or willingness to do so)
Demonstrated clinical skills in the delivery of Physiotherapy services with any one of the following: progressive neurological, musculoskeletal conditions, chronic disease and age-related conditions
Demonstrated knowledge of and/or experience working within Chronic Care models
Previous experience with and/or knowledge of NDIS, My Aged Care and other client held revenue packages/sources (highly regarded)
Attributes
Membership of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (desirable)
The ability to demonstrate a broad knowledge of physiotherapy management techniques, empower self-management and ability to take collaborative approach to working within multi-disciplinary team to achieve client driven outcome
Access Health and Community Culture and Benefits
The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:
Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
Annual leave loading
Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/ entertainment expenses and novated lease)
Read more about our culture and benefits: https://accesshc.org.au/culture-and-benefits
Apply Now
Apply now so you do not miss this opportunity, as we will be assessing applications when submitted.
Submit your application including your resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria.
Please refer to the position description on our website for the key selection criteria information: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/
For further information contact: Jasmin Wadia, Team Leader – Aged and Disability Inspiro Email: ************@inspiro.org.au
Applications close: 27th April 2025
Access Health and Community is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive working environment that embraces and values all people, regardless of cultural background, age, gender identity, sexuality or lived and living experience. We value the diversity and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and are committed to delivering on our vision for reconciliation through our recruitment and employment practices