Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Newcastle Community Health Service

About the role:

HNEkidsRehab are looking for a passionate, experienced Occupational Therapist with a focus on client-centred care to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

In this role you will be responsible for the provision of evidence-based Occupational Therapy input, working with other Allied Health and Medical Professionals to provide care for children attending specialist clinics and blocks of rehabilitation.

You will be working in a community-based clinic setting to perform assessments and interventions for children who are receiving rehabilitation care.

Our successful candidate will be a source of knowledge for Paediatric Occupational Therapy for other teams and clinicians.

Where you’ll be working: 

• HNEkidsRehab provides a specialist medically led, multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitative care for children, young people and families residing within the Child Healthcare Network, Northern.
• You would be working predominantly in an outpatient health setting, providing high-quality services to children requiring rehab care in the cerebral palsy and movement disorders clinic and toxin clinic. Working across the other service streams as needed to provide rehabilitation care for children attending intensive rehab blocks is also an aspect of this role.
• This position may also involve working with kids in their home and school environments.
• Attendance at outreach clinics (including overnight stays) across the Northern Child Health Network as part of this service will be a component of this role.

Benefits: 

• Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
• Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
• Education and professional development are embedded in this role.
• Ongoing supervision is provided.

Requirements:

Our successful candidate will possess the following:

• Occupational Therapist with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA.

About you:

• You will love working with the Paediatric population and provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service to children and their families.
• You will be a collaborative team player, with the ability to work within a dynamic, specialised, multi-disciplinary team.
• You will have relevant expertise and experience in Paediatric Occupational Therapy, specifically in rehabilitation (General Physical Rehabilitation (GPR).
• You will have a desire to continue to improve the service provision of HNEkidsRehab, ensuring evidence-based practice.
• You will be motivated and enthusiastic, with an interest in problem-solving and improving service delivery.

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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Information for Applicants:

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below).

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. 

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HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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