Physiotherapist – Community & Clinic
About Us
MPOT is one of South Australia’s leading providers of Allied Health and Disability Services, specialising in chronic and complex injury management, NDIS services, community-based rehabilitation, and Return to Work SA services. With clinics in Fullarton and Nuriootpa, we deliver evidence-based, client-centred care across metropolitan and regional South Australia. Our team works extensively across home, community, residential aged care, and workplace settings, supporting people with disability, mobility limitations, workplace injuries, and complex conditions to improve independence, function, and quality of life. The Role We’re looking for a Physiotherapist to join our Adelaide-based team in a hybrid role combining community visits with some in-clinic work. The clinic-based component of the role will primarily be based at our Fullarton clinic with the community-based component of the role mainly working with clients located in the Southern suburbs of metropolitan Adelaide and across the Fluerieu region. The role includes a mix of NDIS, aged care, and RTWSA clients, with regular travel across metropolitan Adelaide (in particular Southern regions of Adelaide).
Key responsibilities
• Conducting mobility assessments
• Developing practical, goal-focused treatment plans aligned with NDIS, aged care, and RTWSA frameworks
• Supporting return-to-work and functional capacity outcomes
• Providing manual handling assessments and recommendations
• Prescribing and reviewing transfer techniques and bed positioning strategies
• Supporting clients with disability, workplace injuries, and complex chronic conditions
• Educating carers, families, employers, and support staff
• Maintaining clear, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation This is a largely autonomous, community-based role, with strong internal support and access to a multidisciplinary team. About You We welcome applications from experienced clinicians, early career and new graduates. Essential:
• AHPRA registration
• Clearances including Working With Children, NDIS Workers Screen and Police Clearance
• Current Australian driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• Strong communication skills and a client-centred approach
• Ability to work independently in community settings
• Valuable organisational and time management skills Highly desirable:
• Experience working within NDIS, aged care, and/or RTWSA
• Skills in manual handling, transfers, and bed positioning
• Exposure to disability and complex chronic care
• Community-based physiotherapy experience
• Experience in neurological rehabilitation and/or geriatric care
What We Offer
• Flexible work arrangements to suit your schedule
• Structured supervision and mentoring
• A varied, meaningful community caseload across NDIS, aged care, and RTWSA
• Supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Opportunity to build expertise in disability, workplace rehabilitation, and complex care If you’re looking for a role with flexibility, variety, and strong clinical support, we’d love to hear from you. For a confidential chat or to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sooraj Venugopalan (Physiotherapy Team Leader) on 0477 112 240 or
[email protected]
📌 Physiotherapist (Adelaide)
🏢 MPOT
📍 Adelaide