Join a supportive, friendly team in a purpose-led not-for-profit organisation where meaningful work, strong relationships and a caring culture come together to make a real difference.

Southern Cross Care Queensland has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Physiotherapist to join our dedicated care team at St Mary’s Residential Aged Care Home in Raceview.

In this rewarding role, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred physiotherapy services that support our residents to maintain their mobility, functional independence and overall wellbeing. You will play an important role in pain management, falls prevention and rehabilitation, helping residents remain active, confident and independent while enhancing their overall quality of life.

What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?

- Competitive salary package + benefit of NFP salary sacrifice options.
- Permanent Full-time role.
- Ongoing individualised training and mentoring programs.
- Opportunity to join a supportive, purpose - driven organisation offering exciting professional development growth.
- Strong and inclusive staff culture.
- Ongoing, individualised training and development opportunities.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families.
- Additional wellbeing support through our Thrive program, which allows early access to up to 50% of your earned wages.

About the role:

As a Physiotherapist with SCCQ, you will play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our residents and clients by providing best practice physiotherapy care within your scope of practice, including but not limited to the following:

- Providing skilled, holistic mobility, strengthening and falls prevention assessments, consultation, history taking, diagnosis and treatment services.
- Supporting face to face consultations with remote telehealth reviews as required for remote referrals.




- Prescribing and implementing physical responsive and preventative assessments to enhance resident and client mobility needs as referred and following up on appropriate course of action.
- Following up with residents appropriately to ensure positive health outcomes, monitoring of progress and review of care as care needs change.
- Referring residents appropriately to other providers if their needs exceed the PT scope of practice.
- Care coordination with General Practitioners and other Allied health professionals to provide optimal care with strong focus on building strong collaborative relationships built on foundation of trust and professional collegial respect.
- Documenting all care provided and education/information given to patients within their health record, as per professional and company stands within the electronic record.
- Supporting residents and clients in fulfilling their choices and preferences.
- Participating in SCCQ Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement objectives in order to maintain and support good clinical practice

What will you bring to the role?

- Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy and current AHPRA registration.
- Solid clinical assessment, reasoning and decision-making skills.
- Experience supporting mobility, pain management, rehabilitation and falls prevention.
- Aged care, rehabilitation or community health experience (desirable).
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
- Excellent communication skills with empathy and respect for older people.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?

Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ)



is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community.

Since then, SCCQ has grown to employ over 1800 staff caring for and supporting more than 3000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 8 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and home care services in metropolitan and regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do.

At SCCQ, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program, Known & Loved, is unique to Southern Cross Care Queensland, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.

How can you apply?

If you have the qualifications and skills required to fill this role and are ready to make a difference and help us grow communities where best lives are lived, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

If you have any queries around Southern Cross Care QLD ‘s recruitment process or about the role, please contact us at [email protected]

Southern Cross Care Queensland is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the diversity across our entire team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Please note that all employment offers will be conditional upon a satisfactory NDIS workers screen, the right to work in Australia and maintaining an up-to-date flu vaccination status.

Our Mission: Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us.

📌 Physiotherapist - Raceview
🏢 Southern Cross Care (Qld
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