Ndis Assessment and Support Clinician

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Peninsula Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 33092

**- Join our friendly and exciting Disability Services Team, where our vision is to empower individuals through their NDIS journey.**
- **Salary range $92,000 - $95,825 (full time) + 10 % super**:

- **Access to salary packaging and annual leave loading**:

- **Commitment to professional development and regular supervision support**:

- **Flexible work arrangements available**:

- **Frankston, Mornington Peninsula & surrounding locations**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

We are a supportive team of occupational therapists, social work and nursing within Peninsula Health, which is a major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. We love working in the beautiful Mornington Peninsula and Frankston surrounds, renowned for its Mediterranean lifestyle where many of our staff enjoy an excellent work life balance.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

The NDIS Clinician will be part of a growing and exciting service at Peninsula Health. The role, funded by the Department of Family, Fairness and Housing, via the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC - PYP) will work across the network to assist people with a disability, their family and health professionals to navigate the NDIS. The NDIS Clinician provides expert assessment, advocacy and transdisciplinary advice to these groups.
Key responsibilities include health service wide NDIS capacity building, maintaining expert knowledge of the NDIS and its interface with health, transdisciplinary assessment and collection of evidence to support access and planning processes, building relationships with NDIS key stakeholders, and data collection and reporting.
The position reports operationally to the Disability Services Team Leader, and professionally to the NDIS Assessment and Support Senior Clinician.
Please refer to Position Description for Key Responsibilities

**What You Will Need**

We are seeking Occupational Therapists who have:

- AHPRA registration
- Outstanding time management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Great teamwork skills as well as the ability to work autonomously
- Victorian Drivers Licence
- The successful applicant will need to obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check (this will be at your own cost)

**Benefits**
- Comprehensive orientation program with ongoing daily team support
- Manageable clinical caseload, supported by structured clinical supervision program
- Clinical professional development funding (above award entitlements)
- Competitive salary PLUS annual leave loading, accrued days off, and generous salary packaging, meaning you pay less tax and have more take home pay
- Work mobile, laptop and fleet car access
- Strong professional links to hundreds of allied health staff across Peninsula Health
- Build your leadership skills and contribute to research and quality initiatives
- ‘You first’ initiative - your wellbeing is our priority We have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible work arrangements including the ability to work from home
- Low-cost parking available at all sites

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.