Senior Occupational Therapist

Job Description

This is an important leadership role. You will be putting your exceptional clinical skills to use as you make a difference in the lives of your clients and foster the development of others within the broader team.

On a daily basis, you will be:

• Managing an allocated caseload and completing therapeutic services in a timely manner
• Assessing participants emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
• Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Assist with guiding, collaborating with and reflecting with allocated New Grad/Junior staff members and/or a student.
• Review New Grad/Junior staff members and/or a student’s reports and documentation.
• Conduct weekly scheduled contact (phone or face to face) with New Grad/Junior staff members and/or a student.
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance

Qualifications

We are seeking a person with:

• Current registration (or eligibility for registration) with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist
• Experience in delivering person-centred Occupational Therapy services
• Demonstrated at least 3 years clinical OT experience within community, rehabilitation and/or paediatrics
• A genuine passion for working in the disability sector
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Current and valid Working with Children and Police Checks
• Valid Driver’s license and access to reliable motor vehicle
• The ability to work independently

Additional Information

As you support many, we support you. We offer:

• Above market salary package + car allowance + laptop + smartphone
• Access to incentive program, CPDand a 12-month retention bonus for certain locations
• Unlimited leadership and career growth options through Ability Action Australia and our parent company, MedHealth
• Comprehensive induction process to get you off to a great start
• Flexiable working arrangements