Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist - Illawarra

• Flexible working hours
• Comprehensive professional development program
• Additional $700 per year professional development allowance

Who We Are

The WorkXtra Group, as part of Zenitas Mobile Health, delivers quality Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services to residents in aged care facilities, private clients in the community and wellness programs to various organisations Australia wide. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our clients and supporting their rehabilitation and reablement.

We take great pride in providing personalised care for our clients to support help them achieve their goals.

The Opportunity

Working independently, you will be based in in a Residential Aged Care facility, looking after a range of clients in the community, your core responsibilities will likely include:

• Complete evidence based functional allied health assessments
• Be involved in industry-leading rehabilitation, reconditioning and falls prevention programs.
• Provide direct pain management treatments in line with the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) framework
• Utilise treatment techniques such as therapeutic massage, TEN’s machines, exercise prescription and classes, hot and cold therapy
• Maintain organised, easily accessible and accurate documentation in line with the ACFI framework
• Collaborate as part of a large multidisciplinary team

Through COVID 19, we have implemented some initiatives to support our employees:

• Accessing telehealth services, meetings, education, provide services to RACF.
• Gaining access to online learning management system to release infection control and other associated training, as well as streamline certificates
• Being supported to use technology onsite to support their residents
• Dedicated staff rostering, staff only visit one residential aged care facility, in line with government recommendations.
• Employee Assistance Program available to all staff.
• Other support to answer FAQ relating to COVID.

To find out more: https://www.zenitas.com.au/how-we-are-managing-safety-and-the-coronavirus-covid-19-at-zenitas/

About You

You will likely be a registered member of AHPRA with Australian work rights. However, if you do not hold this registration but is qualified in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy (from local or an overseas institute), we would still love to speak to you.

We have a genuine view to reablement and are looking for an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who can involve their clients in open discussions and give them a say in their treatment.

Your communication skills and interest in building long-term relationships will be the key to success in this role.

What’s Next

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages and gender as well as people who identify as First Peoples, LGBTIQ+ and people with a disability.

If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you. Please click apply.

If you would like your profile to be discovered by our team of recruiters for future roles, we would love you to join our Talent Community.

Please apply to the role directly or get in touch with Katerina on 02.9102.3677 Katerina.Gerasimenko@zenitas.com.au