Occupational Therapist - Grade 2
Occupational Therapist - Grade 2
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Job Description
Epworth HealthCare is seeking an experienced and motivated Grade 2 Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Allied Health team at Epworth Richmond. This permanent fulltime or parttime position offers the opportunity to work primarily within the acute medical and oncology wards with the flexibility to provide support across other clinical areas as required.
As a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist you will play a key role in delivering highquality patientcentred care within a multidisciplinary team. You will also contribute to the supervision and professional development of junior staff and students actively participate in quality improvement initiatives and engage in ongoing professional learning. This role reports to the Occupational Therapy Team Leader and forms part of the broader Allied Health service.
With access to ongoing professional development opportunities as well as links to our wider team within our Epworth network this is a fantastic opportunity not to be missed!
You will make an impact by:
- Working closely alongside the interdisciplinary team on the ward/s
- Providing clinical care based on best available evidence
- Having welldeveloped organisational and planning skills
- Being able to interact and collaborate with all members of a multidisciplinary team
To be successful in this role you:
- Will have acute experience in assessing and evaluating patients needs to develop individualised treatment plans in the medical and oncology population
- Skills in implementing therapeutic interventions to improve patients functional abilities and quality of life
- Be able to collaborate with doctors nurses and other healthcare professional to ensure comprehensive patient care and discharge planning
- Be responsible for education of patients and their families on managing conditions and achieving therapy goals
- Will maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient progress and treatment outcomes
Position Description Inherent Requirements
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply early as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Qualifications :
- A Bachelor or Masters degree in Occupational Therapy
Current Occupational Therapist registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Additional Information :
At Epworth its a community. Its the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this you will have access to:
- Epworths enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15900 pretax annually plus $2650 meals and entertainment allowance leading to greater take home pay
- Discounted private health insurance
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia!
It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare subject to reasonable exemptions that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race ability ethnicity gender age sexuality cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth we care.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
