Physiotherapist

About the job

Company Description

At Willunga Physiotherapy and Pilates, we are dedicated to helping people feel better and stay better.

We believe in creating a welcoming and positive team environment where every-body matters.

Located in Willunga, SA, in the beautiful McLaren Vale Wine region, our clinic provides a wide range of physiotherapy and pilates services to our community.

Role Description

This is a part-time physiotherapist role with flexible hours and great working conditions.

As a physiotherapist at Willunga Physiotherapy and Pilates, your day-to-day tasks will include evaluating and treating patients, developing treatment plans, providing manual therapy and exercise prescription, and documenting patient progress. You will enjoy working in our multi award winning clinic , 2-3 days/week with 2 other physiotherapists, treating predominantly private MSK clients and with 1-2 days of home visits ( Aged Care and NDIS ) for variety :)

Why work with us?

• Make a difference to peoples lives - we spend longer with clients & go the extra mile to help them
• Feel valued -we charge higher fees & see fewer clients each day
• We have great systems in place to satisfy our clients
• We have unsurpassed admin and mentoring support
• Feel part of a community- we are a small, private clinic
• Flexible hours, no after hours or weekend work!
• WE love a laugh- see the daily gags on our Willunga Physio FB page

What would my day look like?

Park your car at the back door.

First client is at 830am

You will have own dedicated consulting room, with state-of-the-art equipment and hygiene procedures.

Enjoy 60 minute initial consultations and 30 minute follow ups.

We have dedicated coffee break at 1030am where we down tools together.

We spend this time to sharing tea/coffee, emailing clients, discussing tricky clients, and whatever else is going on in the world ( The footy, The Olympics , garden projects etc).

11-1pm more clients and an occasional home visit

Then 1pm lunch out the back in the sun, or on the front verandah together

More clients after lunch with a couple of 1 : 1 Pilates sessions, then a "catch up" spot at 330..to complete notes / check phone /emails.

Last client at 5 pm....

NB We are surrounded by coffees shops, bakeries and Port Willunga -SA's best beach is just 12 mins away

Mentoring / Training

Extend your clinical reasoning and problem solving with $10,000 worth of on the job training in our unique 5 step process that guarantees good results

This Process, allows us to help people, that traditional approaches cannot.

It is an objective process that is results focused, which clients looove.

It also means we can charge higher fees than traditional Physios – so we all feel valued 🙂

We are happy to support Physios with any special interests eg Neuro, Vestibular Rehab etc

We offer $100 a month to spend on external Professional Development.

And we offer great ‘in house’ PD every month (during work time- IKR!).

Main criteria: – Outgoing personality and a love of learning.

Desirable: Dry needling skills, Pilates experience.

Preferable: Live within 30 mins drive of Willunga.

Essential Qualifications

• Clinical assessment and treatment skills
• Knowledge of musculoskeletal and sports injuries
• Knowledge of Pilates or interest in learning Pilates is a plus
• Valid physiotherapy licence in South Australia
• Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification

**Deal Breaker : You will need to use your hands.

We literally “roll our sleeves up” to help our clients offering manual therapy as well as best practice exercises and education. We do offer lots of manual therapy training 'on the job, however,, if you are anti- Manual Therapy —>this is not the job for you.

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