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Newcastle - South Africa

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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About the opportunity

Join the team at Newcastle Private Hospital as an Occupational Therapist! Were looking for an experienced professional to bring their skills to our Allied Health Services team on a casual basis. You will play a key role within a supportive team ensuring exceptional patient care is being delivered.

We are a 189 bed acute private hospital facility colocated on the John Hunter Campus at Rankin Park. The hospital has 11 theatres including a hybrid theatre and a 15 bed Intensive Care Unit.

We also havea cardiac suite includinga cardiac catheter laboratory and a 16 bed Coronary Care Unit. A private maternity suite including6 birthing suites and a special care baby nursery isavailable for families in the Newcastle region.Newcastle Private Oncology Centre provides specialty care for individuals and their families/carers undergoing all aspects of cancer treatment and care with both an inpatient unit and day infusion lounge.

As an Occupational Therapist your responsibilities will include:

  • Assess and evaluate patients needs to develop individualised treatment plans
  • Implement therapeutic interventions to improve patients functional abilities and quality of life
  • Collaborate with physicians nurses and other healthcare professional to ensure comprehensive patient care
  • Educate patients and their families on managing conditions and achieving therapy goals
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient progress and treatment outcomes

Essential Criteria:

Authority to Work in Australia

Current AHPRA registration

Working with Children check

Bachelors or Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy

Clinical expertise and commitment to high quality patient care

Selfmotivated team player

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Proactive customerfocused approach

Healthscope where career means more!

No matter where you are at in your career at Healthscope you can choose your own adventure. We want to grow with you and have developed a range of innovative and diverse professional development opportunities and provide access to training over and above the basics.

Why Healthscope

Join us at Healthscope and step into a vibrant Community of Care where your impact is felt every day! Our dedicated team members are the heartbeat of our organisation making a real difference in the lives of patients and their families. As Australias only national private hospital operator our 42 sites are backed by a dynamic Support Office empowering us to deliver outstanding care to the communities we serve.

Heres what we offer:

Flexibility: Work across one or multiple hospitals in our expansive network

Perks: Discounted health insurance gym memberships salary packaging & more!

Growth: Access continuous professional development and education to fuel your career journey

At Healthscope we take pride in collaborating with talented passionate and compassionate individuals to ensure every patient experiences the highest quality care during their stay. Join us and be part of something truly meaningful!

Come and be the difference in our patients lives.

Applications close: 8th April 2025

To Apply:Please click on the Apply button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions please reach out to

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

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