At YourCH, we provide a wide range of services, including medical, dental, allied health, social support, Aboriginal Health, and Trans and Gender Diverse healthcare. Our purpose-driven approach focuses on community development and addressing health inequalities.
Description
About the Occupational Therapist role
Join our friendly Allied Health team as a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist and empower people to achieve their goals and maintain their independence. You'll support a diverse range of clients across community health, aged care and disability services while mentoring junior clinicians and students. Reporting to the Occupational Therapy Coordinator, this is a casual role based in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
Your Passion and Commitment will see you:
- Deliver safe, high-quality occupational therapy services to clients and their carers.
- Develop and deliver evidence-based care plans with client-directed goals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Mentor and supervise Allied Health Assistants (AHAs), Grade 1 Occupational Therapists and students.
- Lead practical, clinically relevant learning opportunities for students and therapists.
- Monitor service quality, identify improvement opportunities and escalate issues that impact service delivery to the Occupational Therapy Coordinator.
To succeed in this role you will have:
- Current registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- Eligibility for membership with Occupational Therapy Australia.
- Provider registration with the State Wide Equipment Program (SWEP) (desirable).
- Hold and maintain current Australian driver's licence
For further information about this role, please refer to the position description (available via the YourCH Careers Hub).
YourCH Culture & Benefits
YourCH has fostered an organisation-wide supportive and diverse team that allows staff to bring their whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team focused on reflecting the diverse communities we serve and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation. We offer:
- True flexibility in a supportive work environment to be yourself and balance your personal and professional responsibilities.
- Opportunities for development and training to grow your skills and career.
- Access to internal inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
- Eligibility for not-for-profit Salary Packaging Options including $15,900 annually and $2,650 Meal and Entertainment allowance per FBT year.
- Being an environmentally conscious employer part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.
Submit your application today!
Applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!
If you still have any queries about the role please contact Cathy Greenwood, Occupational Therapy Coordinator on cathy.greenwood@yourch.org.au.
Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.
