COMMUNITY-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPIST – SAH & NDIS

Location: Dandenong & Surrounding Suburbs, Melbourne VIC

Employment: Part-Time | Flexible Community-Based Role

Work Settings: Client Homes | Community | Residential Aged Care

Organisation: Active Allied Health Australia

About Active Allied Health Australia

Active Allied Health Australia is a multidisciplinary allied health organisation providing high-quality, person-centred services to clients in their homes, communities and residential aged care settings.

Our services include:

- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Positive Behaviour Support
- Clinical Myotherapy
- Remedial Massage
- Lymphatic Massage/Therapy
- Nursing

We work with clients across Support at Home (SAH), NDIS, residential aged care and community-based care, supporting people to maintain their independence, mobility, safety and quality of life.

Our clinicians work collaboratively across disciplines to provide coordinated, evidence-based care tailored to each client's individual needs and goals.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Community-Based Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team on a part-time basis, servicing Dandenong and surrounding suburbs.

This is predominantly a mobile/community role involving home visits and community-based physiotherapy services, including Residential Aged Care facilities.

The position offers flexibility and autonomy, supported by an established multidisciplinary allied health team.

Key Responsibilities The successful Physiotherapist will:

- Conduct comprehensive physiotherapy assessments in clients' homes, community settings and

Residential Aged Care facilities.
- Develop individualised, evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation programs based on functional needs and client goals.
- Provide physiotherapy intervention for clients with musculoskeletal, neurological, age-related and chronic health conditions.
- Develop and prescribe individualised home exercise programs.
- Assess mobility, balance, strength,



transfers, gait and functional capacity.
- Conduct falls-risk assessments and develop practical falls prevention strategies.
- Provide gait retraining, balance rehabilitation, strengthening and functional reconditioning.
- Assess and provide recommendations for mobility aids, walking equipment and other relevant assistive technology.
- Provide pain-management strategies and education regarding safe movement, injury prevention and self-management.
- Educate clients, family members and carers regarding exercise, mobility, transfers and ongoing management.
- Monitor clinical progress and modify treatment plans according to outcomes.
- Liaise with SAH care partners, NDIS support coordinators, GPs, nursing staff, residential aged care teams and other allied health professionals as required.
- Prepare high-quality clinical documentation, progress reports, equipment recommendations and other relevant reports.
- Maintain documentation consistent with professional, organisational, NDIS, aged care and applicable funding requirements.
- Participate in multidisciplinary communication and contribute to coordinated client care.

Qualifications & Requirements

Essential:

- Bachelor of Physiotherapy or equivalent recognised physiotherapy qualification.
- Current registration as a Physiotherapist with AHPRA.
- Robust clinical assessment, treatment planning and clinical reasoning skills.
- Ability to manage clients presenting with musculoskeletal, neurological, mobility and chronic health conditions.
- Strong understanding of person-centred and goal-directed care.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.




- Ability to work autonomously in community environments while remaining an active member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong organisational, caseload and time-management skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate electronic clinical records and professional documentation.
- Current Australian driver's licence.
- Reliable vehicle and willingness to travel between clients within the designated service area.
- Commitment to professional development, ethical practice, confidentiality and evidence-based physiotherapy.

** Highly Regarded

Experience in one or more of the following areas will be highly regarded:

- Support at Home (SAH) / Home Care
- NDIS
- Residential Aged Care
- Community physiotherapy
- Falls prevention
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Geriatric rehabilitation
- Mobility and assistive equipment prescription
- Functional assessments and report writing
- Electronic clinical management systems

** Why Join Active Allied Health Australia?

This position provides an opportunity to work across a diverse community caseload while maintaining flexibility and professional autonomy.

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Myotherapists, Remedial Massage Therapists, Behaviour Support Practitioners, Nurses and other healthcare professionals.

We value person-centred care, clinical quality, professional development and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Apply

If you are an enthusiastic Physiotherapist who enjoys community-based practice and helping older people and people with disability maintain their independence, mobility and quality of life, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a brief cover letter to:

** Email: [email protected]

Active Allied Health Australia

Community Allied Health | SAH | NDIS | Residential Aged Care

Join our team and make a meaningful difference in people's homes and communities.

📌 Community based physiotherapist (Dandenong)
🏢 Active Allied Health Australia
📍 Dandenong