Occupational Therapy Grade 2

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 15608
- Full time ongoing Grade 2 Occupational Therapist
- Based in Prison's Directorate
- A culture where people care

**Job location**

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. We address the needs of people experiencing mental health issues, the mental health sector, the justice sector and the general community. These services are delivered through inpatient services at Thomas Embling Hospital, community services through the Community Forensic Mental Health Service and prison-based services at several locations. Wehave position locations available at Melbourne Assessment Prison, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre and Ravenhall Correctional Centre

**At Forensicare Occupational Therapists are supported in their work through**:

- Dedicated clinical education and discipline leadership
- Working collaboratively to share, learn and support
- Occupational Focused practice as core approach to care and us of the Model of Human Occupation as a guiding framework
- Individual and group supervision and reflective practice
- Protected and promoted learning and development times
- Multiple career pathways and practice settings

**About the Role**:

- Work as the Occupational Therapist within a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, intervention and care planning approaches which ensure patients have access to meaningful, purposeful occupations which will support them in their recovery and goals to live a productive and safe life.

**Duties**:

- Advocate for the important role occupation has in recovery, health and wellebing
- Promote a positive view of mental health by supporting a whole of health approach and enabling occupational participation and performance
- Completed occupational therapy assessment and intervention (individual and group based)
- Work as a dynamic and collaborative member of a multi-disciplinary and mulit-service team to ensure a connected and responsive approach to consumer care needs.
- Support the development of a therpeutic mileu and culture through the provision of environmental enhancement and group programs.

**About You**:

- Committed to providing occupationally-focused practice and ensure opportunities for engagement are meaningful, purposeful and promote safer outcomes fora ll.
- Passionate about working with people to support them to identify and address their occupational needs in a strengths based, recovery centred manner
- Willingness to continue to learn and share learnings

**What you need**:

- Approved degree in Occupational Therapy recognised for membership of Occupational Therapy Australia - Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).

**A culture where people matter.**
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of managers and supervisors.
- Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
- A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
- Access to an employee assistance program - an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
- A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological support, peer support and critical incidence response programs, as needed.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of three COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencing work at Forensicare. Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. All applicants will also be required to provide evidence of a flu vaccination.