Occupational Therapy Manager

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

Multiple Locations

**Hours Per Fortnight**

67.50

**Position Summary**
- Lead a large, supportive team working with state of the art equipment.
- Expand and consolidate your leadership skills with a dynamic interdisciplinary allied health team
- Permanent part-time - 67.5 hours per fortnight

**About the facility**

Barwon Health Occupational Therapy Service promotes and provides leadership and excellence in clinical practice, clinical education and in research and development activities. OT services are provided to all acute wards of University Hospital Geelong, hand-therapy outpatient services, sub-acute beds of The McKellar Centre, Community and Ambulatory services and Mental Health. The main focus of occupational therapy intervention is to facilitate and enable clients to achieve maximum independence and safety in their daily living skills. Occupational therapy considers the impact of physical, cognitive and psychological impairment on activities of daily living

**About the role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist to provide operational and professional leadership to our Occupational Therapy Department at Barwon Health.

The role entails operational leadership of over 40FTE across The University Hospital Geelong and McKellar Centre. Professional leadership is provided to about another 90+ Occupational Therapists in primary care, mental health and subacute programs across Barwon Health through close liaison with various team leaders and program managers. The incumbent will also oversee the Occupational Therapy student education program with over 1600 student days from 3 different universities and facilitate research activity within the profession.

The position has a key role as a senior member of the allied health managers group contributing to allied health planning, leading a professional practice portfolio, and representing allied health at committees and on organisational working parties as required.

**About the culture**

Join an organisation that recognises talent, develops leaders and values their staff. Enjoy the rewards, benefits and feel proud that you can be a key strategic partner to improving outcomes for Barwon Health, our staff, patients and the community.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- This role must be fully vac_cinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Qualified OT Professional who is registered with AHPRA/OT Board of Australia
Essential: Extensive clinical knowledge and experience in OT
Essential: Extensive experience in the health sector in a senior management role
Essential: Understanding of planning and advancing research in health care
Essential: Excellent organisational and planning skills in managing a personal workload in a busy environment with conflicting demands
Essential: Demonstrated commitment to continual professional and personal development
Essential: I agree to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full COVID vaccination) as set out in Barwon Health’s Staff Immunisation Policy as amended from time to time. I acknowledge that meeting this ongoing requirement is mandatory and a condition of any employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Paula Harding

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