Exercise Physiologist | Wodonga | VIC

Proactive Health is a national ecosystem of over 40 allied health businesses across 350 locations in Australia. We bring independent clinic owners together under a shared commitment to clinical excellence giving them the governance development infrastructure and operational support of a large network while keeping the personalised community-driven care that smaller practices do so well.

Our clinics run as genuine multidisciplinary teams. Exercise physiologists work alongside physiotherapists podiatrists occupational therapists dietitians and social workers coordinating care and learning from each other day to day.

We service clients across DVA Medicare (EPC) NDIS Home Care Packages private health and workers compensation one of the most diverse and clinically rich caseloads an EP can have.

About this clinic Wodonga

Heres the shape of it. This is a part time role to start two to three days a week with a strong chance it builds to more days as the caseload grows. Youll work across two settings: a local medical centre weve partnered with and the gym. Were after an experienced EP whos comfortable running their own caseload and working independently. Someone we can trust with real autonomy from day one rather than a clinician who needs close supervision to find their feet.

And you wont be starting cold. The partnered medical centre is already sending around sixteen referrals a week over six hours of work and a good share of those are Medicare EPC with DVA in the mix and growing. Its a warm base to build on from day one.

Wodonga sits on the Murray River in north-east Victoria twinned with Albury just over the New South Wales border. Together they make one of the largest inland regional centres in the country home to around 90000 people and still growing. Youre halfway between Melbourne and Sydney on the Hume with Albury airport barely fifteen minutes away and direct flights to both cities and a straight run of about three hours down to Melbourne when you want winter the Victorian High Country and the alpine snowfields are on your doorstep; year round its the Murray Lake Hume and the Beechworth and Rutherglen wine country. Its a growing centre and that growth drives steady rising demand for allied health.

Your caseload will be genuinely varied Medicare EPC referrals for conditions like diabetes COPD and cardiovascular disease DVA veterans NDIS participants with physical and psychosocial disabilities and aged care clients working to stay independent at home. A mix of veterans retirees and young families keeps a steady stream of chronic disease and musculoskeletal work coming through the door.

The supports there when you want it peer review CPD a network of EPs to lean on without anyone looking over your shoulder.

Tom Kearney is a great guy and leads the team who is really passionate about building the right culture.

And the lifestyle stacks up. Housing sits well below the metro median the High Country and the river are right there for weekends and youre close enough to Melbourne to have the best of both. For an experienced EP who wants autonomy a growing caseload and room to shape a role as it builds this ones worth a look.

Why this opportunity stands out

Youll work across a broad spectrum of funding streams and patient demographics delivering individualised evidence-based exercise programs covering chronic conditions post-surgical rehabilitation functional capacity building and more. Its the kind of varied growing caseload that keeps experienced clinicians engaged.

DVA is our primary funding stream group-wide so theres meaningful work supporting veterans with complex needs alongside cases funded through Medicare NDIS Home Care Packages workers compensation and private sources. Youll have the independence to run it your way with a national network behind you.

A typical week involves initial assessments home and community visits and individual or small group sessions built around tailored interventions that move the needle for clients. Youll coordinate with a multidisciplinary team physiotherapists OTs and others so care stays joined up while owning your own diary and caseload.

Day to day youll be:

• Conducting comprehensive assessments incorporating functional testing and health screening
• Designing and implementing tailored exercise programs across multiple settings
• Managing a diverse caseload spanning DVA Medicare (EPC) NDIS Home Care Packages workers compensation and private clients
• Delivering individual and group exercise sessions suited to varied clinical needs
• Working closely with other allied health professionals and GPs to keep care comprehensive
• Monitoring client progress and adjusting programs to hit clinical goals
• Maintaining detailed compliant clinical documentation
• Educating clients on lifestyle changes and self-management strategies

• Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with full ESSA accreditation

• Eligible for Medicare DVA and NDIS provider numbers
• Comfortable working across a broad varied regional caseload
• Keen to grow whether youre early in your career or well established
• Warm client-first and genuinely good with people

• Real autonomy your caseload your diary your way

• The backing of a national network behind a close local team peer review CPD and EPs to lean on
• A growing caseload with room to shape the role as it builds
• Graduate and leadership programs plus genuine pathways to ownership
• Regional lifestyle affordable on the river close to the snow easy access to Melbourne

How to apply

Sound like you Wed love to hear from you and if the fit is right well build the role around you.

Apply now or reach out to Stuart Smith Head of Talent /