Location: Melbourne, VIC
Employment Type: Full-time / Part-time / Casual
Work Setting: Community, Home Visits & Residential Aged Care
About the Role A rewarding opportunity for a Physiotherapist passionate about neurological rehabilitation Are you a Physiotherapist who wants to do more than simply treat symptoms?
Join a growing community-based rehabilitation service where you can work closely with clients in their homes and residential aged-care environments, helping them improve mobility, independence, confidence and quality of life.
This is an opportunity to build meaningful therapeutic relationships while delivering personalised, evidence-based neurological and rehabilitation care.
The Opportunity
As a Neurological Physiotherapist, you will manage a diverse caseload and provide individualised rehabilitation based around each client's goals, lifestyle and functional needs.
You will work with people living with neurological conditions, age-related functional decline, mobility difficulties and post-hospital deconditioning.
Your day may include:
- Completing comprehensive neurological and functional assessments.
- Developing individualised treatment and rehabilitation programs.
- Providing one-on-one neurological physiotherapy in clients' homes.
- Working with clients to improve strength, balance, mobility and transfers.
- Supporting recovery following stroke, hospitalisation, injury or surgery.
- Prescribing and reviewing mobility and transfer equipment.
- Providing appropriate respiratory physiotherapy interventions.
- Supporting falls prevention and functional independence.
- Educating clients, families, carers and support workers.
- Working collaboratively with GPs, specialists, nurses and other allied health professionals.
- Tracking outcomes and adapting treatment programs as clients progress.
Your Caseload
You may work with clients experiencing conditions such as:
We're looking for a Physiotherapist who combines strong clinical skills with genuine compassion for their clients.
You'll ideally have:
- A recognised Physiotherapy qualification.
- Current AHPRA registration.
- Experience in neurological physiotherapy, rehabilitation, aged care or community physiotherapy.
- Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to work autonomously in community settings.
- A genuine interest in helping clients achieve meaningful functional goals.
- A current driver's licence and reliable vehicle.
New graduates or Physiotherapists transitioning into neurological rehabilitation with a robust interest in the field may also be considered.
What You'll Get
Meaningful Work
See the direct impact your clinical expertise has on people's independence and everyday lives.