Occupational Therapy Assistant

**Description**:

- ** Permanent full-time role**:

- ** Genuine career opportunities**:

- ** Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year**:

- ** Based in Ryde**

**About us..**:
Royal Rehab is a leading provider of rehabilitation services in brain and spinal cord injury. Our services also include neurological and general rehabilitation, supported independent living and specialist disability services. Our vision is a world without limits for people with disability, illness and injury.

Royal Rehab is renowned for our focus on research and innovation and sits uniquely as a provider of advanced rehabilitation and disability services including supported accommodation, private rehabilitation hospitals, a purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services.

**About the role..**:
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Assistant to work in our Royal Rehab Private Hospital. You will be an integral member of the rehabilitation team and vital to the success of the private model of service delivery. Supervision may be direct or indirect according to the nature of the work delegated to the Occupational Therapy Assistant.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Supporting the Occupational Therapists and multidisciplinary team in the delivery of person-centred interventions, activities and programs to clients undergoing physical and cognitive rehabilitation, on an individual basis or within a group situation.
- Work independently and with other team members in the provision of meaningful practice of activities to achieve the frequency and intensity of therapy for the clients, under the direction of an Occupational Therapist.
- Motivating and assisting clients, using an enabling approach.
- Observing, reporting and documenting changes in individual or group behaviours.

**About you..**:
We seek a self-motivated and friendly individual with:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Certificate IV Allied Health Assistant or equivalent health qualification.
- Experience within a rehabilitation inpatient setting.
- Experience running intervention groups.
- Ability to work autonomously and under direct supervision.
- Comprehensive and effective communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service.
- Computer literacy.
- Full NSW C Class Drivers licence.
- Sound time management, team-work, flexibility and self-organisation skills.

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Client centred rehabilitative approach.
- Experience with or understanding of Occupational Therapy.
- Experience working with adaptive equipment and/or wheelchairs.
- Experience assisting clients with mobility and transfers using correct manual handling techniques.
- Willingness to engage with advanced technology in the therapy setting.

Does this sound like you? If so, please answer the following** selection criteria questions **in your **Cover Letter **and** APPLY NOW**
- ** Do you have a certificate IV in Allied health assistance or equivalent qualification?**:

- ** Do you have a full class C unrestricted drivers licence?**:

- ** Outline your experience with a mixed inpatient rehab caseload (Neuro, Ortho, Reconditioning).**:

- ** Are you proficient on computers and keen to engage with our advanced technology?**

***What we offer..**:

- ** Salary Packaging**: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year
- ** Benefits**: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- ** Career growth**: Genuine career opportunities
- ** Work life balance**: Flexible work arrangements
- ** Salary**: Competitive remuneration
- ** Leadership**:Supportive and experienced leadership team
- ** Culture**: Friendly and close-knit team environment

We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career at Royal Rehab is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899.

**What's next**:
If this role sounds perfect for you, answer the above **selection criteria questions** in your cover letter and **CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW**

**Please note, only applicants that address these criteria will be considered.**

CLICK HERE FOR POSITION DESCRIPTION

The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check working with children check, employment history and referee checks.

*All final applicants for this position will be requested to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination immunisation record or medical exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process** **We do not provide sponsorship and no agencies please.

**Further Enquiries**:
Karen Chestney, Occupational Therapy Professional Leader

Ph: (02) 9808 9274 (MON, TUE, THU)

or

Romavilla Moje, Clinical Operations Manager

Ph: (02) 9808 0549

**Application Close Date**