Grade 3 Occupational Therapist

7 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Alfred Health Full time

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

Permanent Ongoing Opportunity  Full Time (80hours per fortnight + ADO) Grade 3 Occupational Therapist (VG3-VG6) Great Staff Benefits

The Department

Alfred Health Occupational Therapy Services operates across The Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham Hospitals, with clinical services aligned to Alfred Health strategic goals and operational performance targets. The Occupational Therapy Service is committed to the provision of high quality, evidence-based care, and strongly values professional development and clinical supervision.

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Grade 3 Occupational Therapy Stream Leader to join our subacute program at Caulfield Hospital. This dynamic role spans both inpatient and community home-based rehabilitation. The successful applicant will provide occupational therapy leadership across both streams, and will hold a caseload that focusses on rehabilitation for people with non-traumatic spinal injuries as well as patients receiving home-based rehabilitation through the Alfred Health Better@Home service.

This role will contribute to leadership of an enhanced model of care for inpatients receiving spinal rehabilitation and will work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide best practice spinal rehabilitation.

In addition, the successful applicant will play a pivotal leadership role within the Better@Home service, a rehabilitation bed substitution model that aims to provide comprehensive and intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation services to patients in their own home.

This role will provide multiple leadership opportunities including the application of evidence-based expertise to lead and develop new models of care. The successful applicant will bring with them a strong focus on quality improvement / research, with a passion to deliver innovative rehabilitation resulting in improved patient outcomes and experience.

The Grade 3 Occupational Therapist is required to provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring within their own discipline, whilst also contributing to the development of the Allied Health service and their clinical program/s.

The Senior Clinician actively collaborates with the Allied Health Manager and Deputy Manager - Occupational Therapy, Grade 4 Occupational Therapy clinicians and Occupational Therapy staff, and represents Allied Health and/or their discipline at various internal/external forums (as directed by the Allied Health Manager - Occupational Therapy).
Qualifications Required  

B. App Sc (OT), B. Occupational Therapy, MOT prac or recognised equivalent. Post graduate qualification (Masters level) in one of Occupational Therapy, Public Health, Research and/or Health Management or working towards same. Full Registration held with Occupational Therapy Board of Australia  Member of OT Australia (or eligible for membership). Current Victorian Driver’s License (unrestricted). Current Working with Children’s Check

Essential Experience Required  

Minimum seven years’ clinical experience in Occupational Therapy (including a minimum of four years in clinical specialty area) Demonstrated clinical expertise and leadership in area of clinical specialty. Well-developed leadership skills, including the ability to undertake professional supervision and promote professional competence of other Occupational Therapy staff. A clear understanding of Occupational Therapy Service strategic priorities specific to a large, public health care provider. Experience in neurological rehabilitation highly desirable. Demonstrated skills in the evaluation and implementation of evidence-based practice (experience with using telehealth to deliver clinical care is preferred) and modification of service delivery. Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the principles of continuous quality improvement. High level of communication and interpersonal skills to promote teamwork, and a proven ability to relate effectively to people at all levels of the organisation (prior job-share experience preferred) Effective project management skills. Sound understanding of change management methodology. Sound skills in organisation, planning and priority setting.

Staff Benefits

Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia Onsite child care services, payroll deductible expense Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense Modern onsite library faculties, exclusive to Alfred Health staff Access to health and wellbeing incentives Discounted health insurance 

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

Please include a cover letter and your CV in your LiveHire application for this role. 

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