Occupational Therapy Specialist in Spinal Rehabilitation

3 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Alfred Health Full time

Alfred Health: A Leader in Healthcare

We are a leading healthcare provider in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, delivering high-quality services to our community.

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Grade 3 Occupational Therapist to join our subacute program at Caulfield Hospital. This dynamic role involves providing occupational therapy leadership across both inpatient and community home-based rehabilitation streams. The successful applicant will hold a caseload that focuses on rehabilitation for people with non-traumatic spinal injuries, as well as patients receiving home-based rehabilitation through the Alfred Health Better@Home service.

This role contributes to the leadership of an enhanced model of care for inpatients receiving spinal rehabilitation, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to provide best practice spinal rehabilitation.

In addition, the successful applicant will play a pivotal leadership role within the Better@Home service, a rehabilitation bed substitution model aiming to provide comprehensive and intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation services to patients in their own homes.

This position offers multiple leadership opportunities, including the application of evidence-based expertise to lead and develop new models of care. The successful applicant should possess a strong focus on quality improvement/research, with a passion for delivering innovative rehabilitation resulting in improved patient outcomes and experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentoring within the discipline of occupational therapy
  • Contribute to the development of the Allied Health service and clinical programs
  • Actively collaborate with the Allied Health Manager and Deputy Manager - Occupational Therapy, Grade 4 Occupational Therapy clinicians, and Occupational Therapy staff
  • Represent Allied Health and/or their discipline at various internal/external forums (as directed by the Allied Health Manager - Occupational Therapy)

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) or recognised equivalent
  • Postgraduate qualification (Masters level) in one of Occupational Therapy, Public Health, Research, and/or Health Management or working towards same
  • Full Registration held with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
  • Member of OT Australia (or eligible for membership)
  • Current Victorian Driver's License (unrestricted)
  • Current Working with Children's Check

Essential Experience:

  • Minimum seven years' clinical experience in occupational therapy, including a minimum of four years in a clinical specialty area
  • Demonstrated clinical expertise and leadership in the area of clinical specialty
  • Well-developed leadership skills, including the ability to undertake professional supervision and promote professional competence of other occupational therapy staff
  • A clear understanding of Occupational Therapy Service strategic priorities specific to a large, public healthcare provider
  • Experience in neurological rehabilitation highly desirable
  • Demonstrated skills in the evaluation and implementation of evidence-based practice (experience with using telehealth to deliver clinical care is preferred) and modification of service delivery
  • Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the principles of continuous quality improvement
  • High-level communication and interpersonal skills to promote teamwork, and a proven ability to relate effectively to people at all levels of the organisation (prior job-share experience preferred)
  • Effective project management skills
  • Sound understanding of change management methodology
  • Sound skills in organisation, planning, and priority setting

Estimated Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.

Staff Benefits:

  • Generous salary packaging and novated leasing available through Maxxia
  • Onsite child care services, payroll deductible expense
  • Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
  • Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
  • Access to health and wellbeing incentives
  • Discounted health insurance

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