Occupational Therapy Assistant
4 weeks ago
**Job no**: 498820
**Work type**: Fixed Term
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Allied Health
**About the role**
Mater Health has an exciting newly created position for an Occupational Therapist Assistant to join the team based at our South Brisbane campus. This role is a full-time role until 30th June 2024 with a likelihood to extend and will see you join a multifaceted service incorporating all aspects of the care continuum for patients recovering from medical illness and surgical intervention.
The Occupational Therapy department at Mater Hospital Brisbane provides a broad range of public and private acute health services. The team encompasses both occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, who deliver these services across the lifespan of adults, children, and adolescents in both inpatient, outpatient and telehealth settings.
**Salary range: $29.79 - $31.12 (OO3) per hour plus superannuation and salary packaging**
**What you’ll be doing**
As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will provide support to and be supervised by Occupational Therapists who work across a range of Mater teams and contribute as an active member of the occupational therapy team.
Specific responsibilities of the role will include (but not be limited to):
- Assisting Occupational Therapists directly with patient care as part of the patient treatment plan
- Assisting Occupational Therapists indirectly with patient care through:
- preparation of materials, equipment and environment for therapy sessions
- manufacturing or adapting equipment of clothing for patients, along with sewing customised splints, under the direction of an Occupational Therapist
- Stocktake and ordering of therapy and service supplies
- Assisting Occupational Therapists with non-clinical tasks including audio visual set-up, technical support and daily operational task
- Maintaining the safety, cleanliness and tidiness of the therapy environment to ensure efficiency of the department and patient/staff safety
- Liaising with other hospital departments to facilitate repairs, cleaning, administrative or volunteer support as needed
- Working operationally with OTA colleagues to manage collective workload requirements
**About you**
Suitable applicants will need to demonstrate the following:
- Previous experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant or in similar role (ideally within a hospital setting), including liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders to assist patients
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication and time management skills
- Understanding of the importance of maintaining patient confidentiality
- Effective ability to work cooperatively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Proactively contribute to continual improvement process to maximise the level of patient care
While no formal qualification is required for this role, those applicants who have completed a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance will be viewed favourably.
***Why join us?**
Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- It is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19_
**Advertised**: 26 Jul 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 08 Aug 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
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