Occupational Therapist Grade 3

• Health Independence Programs
• Community Rehabilitation
• Full time / Permanent
• Part time applicants for job share will be considered

About the RoleAn exciting opportunity currently exists for a senior occupational therapist to join the Health Independence Programs (HIP) team. The occupational therapist will deliver high quality person-centred, goal-orientated and home and centre-based care within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Classifications for this position will range from Occupational Therapist Grade 3 VG3 - VG6 ($104,135 - $118,981 per annum.

Your Contribution

• Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, or other relevant degree
• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum of seven (7) years post-graduate experience in a relevant field of rehabilitation and or community based service
• Demonstrated highly developed clinical management skills as appropriate to Occupational Therapy practice
• Demonstrated highly developed leadership and interpersonal skills that incorporate excellent communication
• Demonstrated commitment to service improvement and professional development
• 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
• Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of St. Vincent’s
• 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
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Health Independence Program

This position is part of the Health Independence Programs (HIP). 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.

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) HIP consists of integrated hub sites across several locations including in Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield.

• HIP at SVHM is delivered in partnership with North Richmond Community Health (NRCH).
• This position is part of the HIP Community Rehabilitation team. Community rehabilitation is currently provided from our centres at Kew and Fairfield.
• The key aim of Community Rehabilitation is to help people who are recovering from traumatic injury or illness, are frail or chronically ill to regain optimal function and to allow people to maximise their independence.
• The programs offer a supportive and dynamic team environment which focusses on patient-centred care.

For further information, please call Peter Hawkins, Team Leader community Rehabilitation, on 0438 648 858

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).

Contact

Peter Hawkins

peter.hawkins@svha.org.au