Occupational Therapist

Make a real difference working within our Liverpool team as an Occupational Therapist, making a meaningful difference in the lives of people with vision and hearing loss. Enjoy flexibility, two weeks paid leave over Christmas in addition to four weeks annual leave, and access to not-for-profit salary packaging benefits. This is a Permanent Full-Time Opportunity that reports directly to the Team Lead - Greater Sydney.

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to $113,594 + Super with 100% salary packaging to maximise your take home pay.
• Generous leave entitlements including 2 weeks paid Christmas leave in addition to 4 weeks annual leave, plus extensive personal/carer's leave.
• Paid parental leave of 14 weeks for primary carer and 6 weeks for secondary carer.
• Access to industry leading education, professional development opportunities and career pathways.

You’ll make a difference in this role by:

• Providing evidence-based assessment, intervention supports and other clinically appropriate strategies to assist client/family to achieve outcomes.
• Delivering services in person, via telepractice in a NextSense centre, client home, school or other appropriate setting.
• Using a person/family centred framework when providing service to enable clients and their families to develop their skills and capacity and achieve outcomes.
• Developing, delivering and evaluating Individual Support Plans (ISP), and progress reports with the client, family and relevant others, that reflect the individual’s strengths and needs and the family’s priorities.
• Maintaining client records to ensure all information, including sensitive issues, are treated in a way that respects the individual clients right to confidentiality and dignity.
• Completing client related administration, ensuring all client information and records, inclusive of case notes, and reports meet legislative and policy requirements.
• Understanding and striving to achieve key metrics and performance indicators for your role to maintain sustainable activity and achieve outcomes for our clients.
• Participating in and provide clinical supervision to other team members.
• Committing to continuing professional development across the DHH/BLV sector, and subsequently demonstrate and share knowledge.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by your manager.

About You:

• Relevant qualifications in Occupational Therapy and current registration with AHPRA.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in provision of occupational therapy services and demonstrate sound clinical skills and knowledge.
• Be able to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to client outcomes in a team setting.
• Prior experience in working with clients with a sensory disability highly desirable.
• Experience working towards goals and key performance indicators.
• Working knowledge of NDIS framework desirable.
• Ability to learn new systems, processes and frameworks.

You are obliged to become familiar with, and comply with child protection policies and legislation, as amended from time to time.

Our Purpose and Ambition:

NextSense is a not-for-profit organisation supporting people with vision or hearing loss across Australia. We work with children, adults, and their families, providing a holistic approach to hearing services for newborns through to people over 90 years old, and helping children who are blind or have low vision to develop the right skills, mobility, and independence to confidently explore their world. NextSense has been breaking boundaries since 1860, and we’ve been expanding our services ever since. Today, we deliver world-class education (both to children with sensory loss and to professionals in the field), cochlear implants, allied health services, therapy, research, and clinical services to children and adults. We’re a registered NDIS provider, working with our clients to achieve their own goals and potential. We’re committed to research and innovation; harnessing the latest technologies and new ways of thinking and educating the next generation to lead the way in hearing and vision services.

How to apply:

If this role sounds like you, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Tammy Bozgai, Network Manager- Greater Sydney at Tammy.Bozgai@nextsense.org.au for a confidential chat. NextSense is a child safe organisation, candidate compliance with child protection legislation is essential.