Grade 2 Occupational Therapist

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging

• Friendly and dynamic team

• Permanent / Part time (15.2 hours per week Wednesdays & Thursdays)

About the Role

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist to join the Health Independence Programs team, working within Polio Services Victoria. The role aims to deliver high quality person-centered, goal-orientated care within a supportive and specialist multidisciplinary medical and allied health team. The role focuses on meeting the functional needs of patients living with the late effects of Poliomyelitis encompassing the person's environment, occupations and assistive technology needs.

Essential to work Wednesdays and Thursdays including opportunity to participate in regional clinics with the Polio Services Team.

• Provision of Occupational Therapy assessments, management, recommendations and ongoing referrals for clients presenting to Polio Services Victoria.

• Provide specialist assessments in conjunction with Physiotherapy in the area of posture and seating with Grade 3 Support. 

• Ensure provision is timely and to a high clinical standard, utilising accepted best practice and innovative techniques as appropriate.

• Work collaboratively with the Polio Services team to provide ongoing education and advice to clients and health professionals in regard to the Occupational Therapy management of people with a history of polio. 

• Work with the Polio Services team in research and service development to ensure the service meets the needs of clients and is implementing accepted best practice.

• The role requires supervision of student placements in conjunction with other HIP services.

Classifications for this position will range from Occupational Therapist Grade 2 VF6 - VF9 ($90,235 - $103,724 per annum, pro rata for part time)

Your Contribution

• Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, or other relevant degree

• Minimum of four (4) years post-graduate experience in a relevant field of rehabilitation and or disability and/or community based service

• Understand and support the principles of HIP continuum of care for clients, particularly in relation to individualized, time-limited, goal-centered episodes of care that aim to improve health outcomes

• Highly developed interpersonal skills that incorporate excellent communication, organization, planning and problem solving skills

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs

• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay

• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks

• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals

• Culture of continuous improvement

About Health Independence Programs
The Health Independence Programs (HIP) consists of multidisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation programs, complex care services and specialist clinics operating across various campuses of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. Polio Services Victoria is part of the Disability and Pain Stream, based at St Vincent's Fitzroy. The service offers a supportive and dynamic team environment which focusses on patient-centered care.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.  Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
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Contact

Denise Currie

The Health Independence Program (HIP) was introduced by the DH&HS in 2008 bringing together the four previously separate service streams of Subacute Ambulatory Care, Post-Acute Care, Hospital Admission Risk Program and Residential In Reach under common guidelines.  HIP consists of integrated hub sites located across several locations including in Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Northcote. The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centred care planning.  This position may be required to work at any of the HIP hub sites / programs. This will be at the discretion of the HIP manager and will take into consideration appropriate skills and training.

Within the HIP Disability and Pain Stream, Polio Services Victoria (PSV) delivers a multidisciplinary outpatient service from St. Vincent's Fitzroy campus, with six mandated regional service delivery clinics in Victoria annually.

PSV was established by the Victorian Government in 1998 to provide ongoing expertise and support for people with a history of contracting polio.  This includes specialist multidisciplinary assessment, provision of information and education to health providers and clients, liaison with other health care providers and clients to develop patient-centred plans and delivery of polio specific specialist care.

Clinicians are required to work across a number ofseveral settings as part of the continuum of care.  This may include a client's residence, community settings, the HIP Clinics and regional Victorian clinics. Services may be delivered in a group or individual setting.

POSITION PURPOSE

To provide evidenced based, high quality occupational therapy services for clients of Polio Services Victoria (PSV). Clinicians are required to provide assessment and management of clients in a number of settings across the continuum of care within HIP, including client's residence, community settings, Specialist Clinics, Regional Clinics and/or by Telehealth.

• Provide safe and effective Occupational Therapy direct service provision in a variety of settings (including outpatient, home based, regional clinics and virtual).
•  and a variety of clinics including occupational therapy assessments, posture and seating and home Provide specialised assessments and interventions jointly with Physiotherapy in seating and posture and assistive technology strategies
• Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and reports to enable access to assistive technology, disability and aged care funding schemes 
• assessments.Participate in delivery of group-based interventions such as the Pain and Fatigue Management group
• Provide clinical expertise in maintaining evidence and outcomes-based service
• Participate in service improvement initiatives relevant to PSV and/or the HIP occupational therapy service
• Provide guidance, support, and supervision of students  junior allied health staff within the HIP PSV service
• Involvement with and / or encouragement of research and quality improvement relevant to polio
• Assist with triaging of clients as required
• Assess and manage all assigned clients as appropriate, according to HIP and St Vincent's policies and procedures and relevant rehabilitation protocols
• Maintain accurate statistics and submit by end of working week
• Achieve activity targets as agreed with team leader and/or senior occupational therapist
• Maintain the appropriate standard of medical record keeping and data collection as per St Vincent's, NDIS and HIP policies
• Attend Polio Services Victoria clinics – metropolitan and regional
• Maintain up to date knowledge and skills in managing people with a history of polio
• Establish, develop and maintain strong and positive working relationships with referral sources, participating agencies and other service providers
• Liaise with community organisations and health providers involved in polio related issues and service delivery
• Provide education, support and advice to referrers and treating teams regarding the management of polio clients

• Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, or other relevant degree
• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Current Victorian Driver's License

• Minimum of four (4) years post-graduate experience in a relevant field of rehabilitation and or disability and/or community based service
• Demonstrated sound knowledge and application of therapy practice and principles in occupational therapy assessment, treatment and equipment prescription
• Clinical experience in the area of neurological conditions
• Knowledge and understanding of the NDIS and other relevant community resources and services
• Understand and support the principles of HIP continuum of care for clients, particularly in relation to individualized, time-limited, goal-centred episodes of care that aim to improve health outcomes
• Highly developed interpersonal skills that incorporate excellent communication, organization, planning and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision, exercise initiative and make decisions independently
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of ongoing education/professional development relevant to occupational therapy practice
• A commitment to maintaining and improving occupational health and safety standards
• Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of St. Vincent's
• Knowledge of and commitment to continuous quality improvement

• Previous involvement in quality improvement activities
• Previous involvement in research projects
• Experience in service development
• Membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists is desirable.

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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