About the role

This is a full-time, fixed-term physiotherapist position from 2 November 2026 to 14 January 2028, working principally across a residential aged care facility in Kempsey and Wauchope. From commencement until approximately 8 May 2027, the successful applicant will be principally based at the facility in Kempsey, providing physiotherapy services during an employee's maternity leave absence. From approximately 9 May 2027, the facility in Wauchope is expected to become the applicant's principal placement, with work continuing at the facility in Kempsey where required. The successful applicant will provide physiotherapy services to residential aged-care residents, working with residents, care staff and multidisciplinary teams to improve mobility, independence and quality of life. As permitted by their registration status and supervision arrangements, they will progressively assume responsibility for the clinical caseload, falls prevention, AN-ACC-related physiotherapy assessments and staff capability building.

Key responsibilities

- Assess residents' physical and functional capacity and develop tailored physiotherapy programs

- Deliver 1:1 and group-based exercise, rehabilitation and reablement programs

- Lead and contribute to falls prevention strategies and review meetings

- Contribute physiotherapy assessments and clinical documentation relevant to residents' AN-ACC classifications

- Provide manual handling training and guidance to relevant aged care staff

- Maintain high-quality, timely clinical documentation





- Maintain a professional and team-oriented relationship with residents, facility management, staff and residents' families

- Respond promptly to resident needs, including post-fall or clinical deterioration

- Comply with work health and safety requirements applying at each work location

About you

- Hold, or be able to obtain, the Australian work rights required for the position

- Hold general registration as a physiotherapist with AHPRA, or be eligible to obtain limited registration permitting employment under an AHPRA-approved supervised-practice arrangement

- Where limited registration applies, be willing to participate in structured supervision, competency assessment and professional development in accordance with the supervision level and conditions approved by AHPRA

- Hold a current Australian driver's licence, or be able to obtain one before commencing employment, and have access to a reliable vehicle

- Minimum 3 years' experience (aged care or complex community preferred)

- Strong clinical reasoning and ability to translate assessments into practical interventions

- Experience or interest in falls prevention and reablement

- High standard of written documentation





- Ability to take appropriate responsibility for clinical outcomes and progressively work with greater autonomy as competence is demonstrated

- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Benefits

- Competitive remuneration of $80,000–$110,000 per annum plus superannuation, commensurate with registration status, supervision requirements, experience and capability

- For candidates on limited registration, structured salary reviews as you progress through your AHPRA-approved supervised-practice arrangements and demonstrate the required competencies

- Professional development and mentoring, including AN-ACC and aged care capability building

- Structured clinical supervision, mentoring and progressively greater autonomy appropriate to the successful applicant's registration status and demonstrated competency

- Structured onboarding and induction, including on-site support in your first week

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Opportunity to build highly valuable, career-enhancing skills in aged care

About us

Switch Care Solutions partners with aged care providers to deliver high-quality allied health services, strengthen clinical capability, and improve funding and operational outcomes. We are not a traditional physiotherapy provider, rather we work as a true partner to providers, embedding clinical leadership at site level, building care staff capability, and using data-informed practice to drive better outcomes for residents and providers alike.

📌 Physiotherapist – Residential Aged Care (Full Time, Fixed Term) (Kempsey)
🏢 Switch Aged Care
📍 Kempsey