In this candid conversation, long-time TPC physiotherapist Brooke Cherubin sits down with Tristan White and Jess Soding to discuss her professional journey at The Physio Co (TPC).

Now in her ninth year at TPC, Brooke has gone from solely working in aged care facilities to now, where she operates 100 per cent as a community physio, visiting elderly clients in their own homes.

Brooke covers a range of topics, including:

• dealing with the fact that clients can sometimes pass away because of their age
• how working with clients in their own homes provides greater scope to help them in more innovative ways versus working in aged care facilities
• helping clients work towards goals that are meaningful to them, in a safe way
• what her day-to-day week looks like

Brooke also emphasises the fact she loves building "beautiful bonds" with her senior clients.

Former national level swimmer Joh Cornish sits down with The Physio Co's Tristan White and Jess Soding to discuss her career progression to date as a physiotherapist.

Joh, who works for The Physio Co (TPC) in the Geelong region of Victoria, explains how she manages to combine working as a community physio with TPC, with operating in private practice.

Ok, maybe not an actual Olympian ... BUT she has more in common with an Olympic athlete than you might think, once we scratch below the surface!

In this special episode of The Confident Physio podcast, we replay the audio from a recent educational webinar in which The Physio Co's Head of Operations, Mike Quinn, walks through TPC's unique approach to working with Aussie seniors.

Learn the process we follow here at TPC, and how our physios take some of the principles that apply to world-class athletes, scale them down and use them to help seniors stay mobile, safe, and happy!

The Physio Co's Tristan White and Jess Soding chat with one of TPC's young rising stars, Dan Tran, 27, about his professional physio journey.

Starting work as a dental assistant before switching to physiotherapy, Dan has - in the space of just three years - become a popular and productive member of The Physio Co team of community physios. He joined TPC initially via a university placement, and hasn't looked back!

Dan loves working as a community physio because, not only does he enjoy helping his clients, but also getting to know them well over a period of time.

The Physio Co's Tristan White and Jess Soding chat with long-serving TPC physiotherapist, May-Ann Low, about her professional physio journey.

May-Ann has done it all at The Physio Co! Starting with TPC 11 years ago, she started with the company when it focused solely on providing services to residents of aged care facilities. Today, however, TPC is a fully-fledged community practice working with seniors in their own homes.

While TPC itself had to navigate a major transition in its business, its physios like May-Ann had to manage the change as well. However, there was one constant: they continued working with seniors to help keep them mobile, safe and happy - a mission that continues today!

May-Ann chats about the transition to becoming a community physio, and what it's like working with older people; as a part-time physio and mum of two, she discusses the flexibility of her role and how she's adapted to her work patterns to fit with her busy lifestyle.

In this special episode of The Confident Physio podcast, we replay the audio from a recent webinar presented by Tristan White and Jess Soding from The Physio Co (TPC). In the webinar, Tristan and Jess covered the common questions the team at TPC get asked through their recruitment process. Topics included:

• The support we provide you when joining the TPC team
• Professional development: How we help you grow to become the best physio you can be
• Salary and open book finances
• Flexibility- work life balance, FT vs PT
• Award winning Culture- How we stay connected as a mobile physiotherapy company
• Admin....how do we do this whilst on the road?

IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR PRESENTATION, YOU CAN DO SO HERE

The Physio Co's Tristan White and Jess Soding chat with community physiotherapist, Adeline Han.

Adeline has worked with The Physio Co for two years, joining the company after hearing about it at a university job show.

She discusses her transition from uni student to community physio with TPC, and how she adapted to the role and has built her confidence over the journey.

In this wide-ranging chat with Tristan and Jess, Adeline provides tips and advice to grad physios on making the leap into full-time work.

In this episode, The Physio Co's Tristan White and Jess Soding chat with Nancy Klinko, who has been with TPC for 10 years, working in a variety of positions within the company.

Nancy started with TPC as a graduate physio, working primarily in aged care in Geelong; over time, she's worn many 'hats' either side of two stints of maternity leave, including:

• acting team leader
• non-clinical role in head office supporting team leaders
• back to clinical work
• Client Care Champion
• Social media management

Currently, Nancy's week is spread across client care (two days), social media (half a day) and clinical (one day a week).

She discusses:

• What it's like working solely with senior clients
• The transition from working in aged care (where TPC's focus used to be) to being a community physio, visiting people in their own homes (this is what TPC does now) - "It's just such a privilege to be invited into people's homes," Nancy says.
• Having confidence in your own abilities despite breaks from clinical practice.

Nancy also tells the story of how she is helping Brian, an elderly client, work towards a goal that is important to him.

In this special episode of The Confident Physio podcast, we replay the audio from a recent TPC webinar presentation where we unpacked key elements involved in working as a community physiotherapist.

In the presentation, we covered the awesome things about being a community physio, as well as some of the trickier challenges faced on a day-to-day basis.

We also get into some more specifics around working with seniors in the community.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR PRESENTATION, YOU CAN DO SO HERE .

In this episode, The Physio Co's Tristan White and Jess Soding chat with new physio graduate, Eloise Scholte, who joined TPC in early 2022.

Melbourne-based Eloise worked as an apprentice chef in her gap year before studying exercise science and training to become a physiotherapist.

Eloise discusses what it's like being a community physio generally, and working with seniors specifically.

"They're (seniors) some of the most appreciative clients you'll have," she says.

Eloise outlines the challenges she faces day-to-day as a new professional therapist. She touches on time management, communication with clients, TPC's buddy program', connecting and socialising with other physios in the team. She also explains how working independently 'on the road' gives her time and space to grab a 'toastie' in between appointments!

Eloise describes working as a community physio with older Australians as an "important and fulfilling role", .

FREE WEBINAR: Want to know more about what it's like to be a community physio? We're really looking forward to presenting this webinar to help graduates and emerging physios find out if community physiotherapy should be their next career move. Let us know if you want the link to register (contact us via our Instagram page ) and we'll DM you the details!