Occupational Therapist- Home Care Packages

Employment Type:
Grade 2 full time-fixed term until 30/6/2026. Part time considered.

Hours:
76 hours per fortnight with ADO

Salary:
as per award- Grade 2 year 1-4

Location:
Position based from Parkville office, with opportunities to work some hours from home.

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Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact:
Leesa Musarra, Grade 3 OT: ;

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About the opportunity

This full-time, Grade 2 contract role is part of the Occupational Therapy department at Werribee Mercy Hospital; will report to the Grade 3 CHSP OT and will be based in Parkville servicing the Northern and Western suburbs. Opp

As an Occupational Therapist in the Home Care Package (HCP) role, you will provide comprehensive assessments to older adults who are motivated to remain living in their own home. Your recommendations will be focused on assisting the clients to achieve their goals and will include the prescription of assistive equipment and home modifications. These occur in partnership with the client, Care Advisor and local contractor and suppliers.

You will have opportunities to:

• Provide occupation-based assessments and interventions to address needs regarding personal care, safety, independent living, social, psychological and emotional issues.
• Work collaboratively with the clients and their significant others to deliver holistic, effective evidence-based care.
• Be a part of a supportive team comprising of a Grade 3 Occupational Therapist, Grade 2 Occupational Therapists, Grade 1 Occupational Therapist and Allied Health Assistants.
• Be involved in a strong supervision structure and be encouraged to engage in professional development to help you achieve your own career goals.

What you'll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Recognised degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and AHPRA registration.
• Hold a valid and current unrestricted driver's license.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience of aged care issues, the aged care service system (My Aged Care) and empathy with older adults is essential.
• Ideally clinical experience working in the community providing occupational therapy services to Home Care Package recipients.
• Ability to work autonomously, make decisions, organise own workload, monitor own performance and able to meet targets, priorities and meet deadlines is highly desirable.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and practices with a high level of integrity and professionalism.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

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The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.