Physiotherapist

About Us :

Little Bodies Therapy is a multi-disciplinary therapy provider that offers fun, holistic therapy services for babies, children and teens. Therapy services offered include Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. Therapy is offered both at home, school and in clinic on weekly and fortnightly basis or intensives over school holiday periods.

About You :

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy or equivalent tertiary qualification essential
• Experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy desirable
• Registration with the Physiotherapy Registration Board (AHPRA)

Other essential criteria:

• Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current CPR certificate
• National Police Clearance certificate (no older than 6-months)
• Current Drivers License and a reliable, insured car

Position Summary :

As a physiotherapist at Little Bodies Therapy you will deliver holistic therapy services to children and their families in a collaborative, evidence-based, and effective manner. Our physiotherapists are expected to work actively with the team around the child, including other the child’s family, other therapists, medical professionals and educators. Therapy services may be delivered in a clinic or community setting, including the child’s home or school. In this role you are an integral member of the multi-disciplinary therapy team and are responsible in promoting evidence-based practice, managing your caseload and liaising with senior therapists with strategies to provide gold-standard therapy intervention to your clients.

Key Requirements :

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy or equivalent tertiary qualification essential
• Experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy desirable
• Registration with the Physiotherapy Registration Board (AHPRA)
• Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current CPR certificate
• National Police Clearance certificate (no older than 6-months)
• Current Drivers License and a reliable, insured car

• Experience delivering assessment and therapy services within a clinic, home and community setting
• Experience with administration and interpretation of standardized assessments
• Experience developing client and family centered SMART goals and intervention plans
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in working with families with complex challenges and liaising with a range of government departments
• Passionate about guiding children with different abilities to be their very best selves
• Friendly, outgoing personality and strong work ethic
• Exceptional communication skills
• Competence with desk and portable technology including cloud-based admin and client management systems

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 25kgs
• Ability to sit on the floor or stand for extended periods of time

Job Responsibility :

• Work with the child and their family to help achieve their individual goals
• Participate in ongoing professional development
• Demonstrate effective and appropriate skills in communicating information and professional advice to clients, their families, educators and carers
• Undertake thorough, sensitive and detailed clinical assessment
• Formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy intervention using clinical reasoning skills and evidence based practice
• Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication methods to progress rehabilitation and treatment programs
• Liaise with external stakeholders including NDIS, other disability service providers and health professionals

Job Functions :

Physiotherapy

Job Benefits :

Join a vibrant and supportive team environment who are just as passionate about working with their team, as well as with their clientele. Little Bodies Therapy is an exciting new clinic offering innovative therapy solutions to the families of Perth. With a strong emphasis on professional and personal development, the Little Bodies Therapy team is dedicated to creating a workplace environment in which therapists are valued, motivated and driven to succeed.

Selling Point :

Join a vibrant and supportive multi-disciplinary team environment!

Contact :

Katey Neates