AddressJob reference: 868708
Location: 5092 - MODBURY
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care – Modbury
- Salary: $86,950 - $110,094 p.a. – AHP2/3 Temporary Full-Time and Part Time up until 27 June 2025
About Us:
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit Occupational Therapists to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive rehabilitation team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.
Located on Kaurna Country, in the North and North-Eastern Suburbs of Adelaide, close to the world-famous Barossa Valley wine region, and within 30 minutes of the CBD, NALHN serves more than 400 000 people at the Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals, along with our state-of-the-art Specialist Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre and our community and home-based sites. The network boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:
“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care”
“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service”
“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support”
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
In addition this, other benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist in NALHN include:
- Professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations;
- Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research.
- Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals;
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Occupational Therapist within the Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Division.
AHP2 Primary Objective:
The Occupational Therapist (AHP2) is accountable to the Senior Manager Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service (NARS) for the provision assessment and treatment services for inpatients and outpatients of NALHN which aims to optimise health outcomes. The incumbent will rotate through a series of clinical services.
The Occupational Therapist applies clinical experience, increasing clinical knowledge and professional competence to plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive and integrated services to the needs of clients of NALHN. The Occupational Therapist (AHP2) works under limited direct clinical supervision and may provide direction and support to less experience therapists, allied health assistants and students.
AHP3 Primary Objective:
The Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist is responsible to the Senior Manager Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service (NARS) for the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of quality Occupational Therapy services for patients of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN).
The Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist participates as member of the rehabilitation team within the broader rehabilitation service. Optimal care and outcomes is ensured by providing a comprehensive range of Occupational Therapy services to patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation, supported early discharge and home rehabilitation. The Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist also provides specialist services to medical and surgical inpatients to facilitate early rehabilitation and discharge.
The Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist works in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team, to effectively plan and provide therapeutic interventions based on patient goals. This may involve consultation and liaison with the team, other professional disciplines and external organisations.
The Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist is accountable for their own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.
The Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist assists in the provision and management of a service particularly in the areas of:
- Supporting occupational therapy staff, students and relevant Allied Health Assistants.
- Improving occupational therapy, policy, procedures, guidelines and practices
- Facilitating the development and application of relevant research.
To be eligible for this position, you must:
AHP2/AHP3 ESSENTIAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Educational/Vocational Qualifications
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of SA (up to July 2012) or Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (post July 2012).
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS Aged Care Sector Employment Screening
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Job Ref: 868708
Enquiries
Bettina Morias
A/Senior Manager
Phone: 7321 4106
E-mail: **************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
21 JUNE 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
Role Description
868708 - Senior Occupational Therapist - AHP2 - Role Description.pdf
868708 - Senior Occupational Therapist - AHP3 - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
