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SalaryWar Memorial Hospital (WMH) is a 3rd Schedule Aged Rehabilitation hospital, situated in Waverley, owned and operated by Uniting and part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). Services are comprised of 24-hour inpatient care, Monday to Friday outpatient departments, several specialist community teams inclusive of Transitional Aged Care, Aged Care Assessment Team, Geriatric Flying Squad, Young Onset Dementia, 6 day a week day centre program, 24-hour accommodation service for regional guests and the full range of hospital support services. It is set within beautiful tranquil grounds and is a well-supported team environment.
This part time temporary role will join the Geriatric Flying Squad department to plan, coordinate and deliver high quality Occupational Therapy intervention to patients of War Memorial Hospital (WMH) consistent with AHPRA, Uniting, NSW Health and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards, to achieve patient/client health outcomes within specified timeframes.
This role will help facilitate the delivery of an effective, flexible, innovative and integrated Occupational Therapy service in the community in an urgent care model of practice. The role requires the successful applicant to identify, develop and lead Quality Improvement initiatives within the GFS department and/or hospital.
A demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, evidence based practice, ongoing clinical and professional learning is required.
This position will be joining The Geriatric Flying Squad Department as the service is currently expanding through Ministry of Health Urgent Care Funding, available until June 2025.
This will enable an Allied Health clinician and Nurse Practitioner to provide assessment and management within the GFS service, to the community, 7 days a week and into the afterhours, with the support of the on-call Geriatrician.
This will be an important element of the SESLHD Urgent Care Model in providing assessment and management in the older persons home, avoiding unnecessary ambulance use and emergency presentation.
Selection Criteria:
1. Minimum of 4 years' experience working as an Occupational Therapist and a high level of knowledge, expertise, and skill in Occupational Therapy practice
2. Demonstrate excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
3. Proven excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to co-ordinate case management of patients with complex needs
4. Proven ability to provide high level advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence
5. Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a complex nature and work on the weekends
6. Demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff
7. Proven ability to gather and evaluate data to ensure efficient service delivery
8. Current NSW driver's license Class C
Uniting is a not-for-profit organisation with competitive salary packaging.
All NSW Health workers are required to have received at least three doses of a COVID19 vaccine AND an Influenza vaccine by 1st June 2023 or have an approved medical contraindication certificate.
You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 and Influenza vaccination status at interview.
Enquiries to: Ainsley Chapman, Geriatric Flying Squad Head of Department, Ph: 9369 0319, email
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Application Guide:
Applications Close: 11.30pm, Sunday 24th March 2024
WMH is proudly committed to the provision of environmentally sustainable health services. WMH operates under Uniting's values and Code of Conduct which employees are committed to uphold. It is important that the people who work at Uniting have a sense of commitment to our purpose. We are an equal opportunity employer and we select staff based on merit and experience. Uniting supports an inclusive approach in the workplace.
