Occupational Therapist

Remuneration: $117,544.00 – $120,393.00 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging 
Location: Armidale Employment Type: Occupational Therapist Level 4Position Classification: Temporary Full Time, 22/04/2025 - 25/04/2025: 52 WEEKS
Hours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ480780
Closing Date: Sunday, 28th of April

About your new job: 

Working as a specialist at Armidale Emergency Department you will join a both vibrant and supportive multidisciplinary team inclusive of a physiotherapist, social worker, aged care specialised nurse and pharmacist as well as the ED medical officers and nursing staff. In this role, your typical day will involve conducting thorough and fast-paced occupational therapy assessments of ED patients. Collaborating closely with the ED team, you'll determine whether patients can safely return home or require admission to the ward, ensuring their immediate OT needs are addressed within the department. Additionally, you'll serve as the deputy to the OT department manager and senior member of the ARRH Occupational Therapy department.

Throughout your day, you'll maintain close communication with other OTs in the hospital, providing handovers to those working on inpatient wards where patients may be admitted. Occasionally, you may conduct brief home visits or deliver equipment, coordinating with external service providers to meet patient goals.

As a level 4 position, you'll also act as a clinical supervisor and deputy to the OT Department Manager, contributing to educational and administrative activities within the ARRH OT Department. The ideal candidate will demonstrate self-motivation, autonomy, compassion, enthusiasm, and strong time management skills. Flexibility, teamwork, and excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for working in the Emergency Department.

You'll be dedicated to providing safe, compassionate, person-centred care, focusing on assisting patients in achieving safe discharge and arranging appropriate follow-up services. Regular weekend work is expected, and leadership and staff supervision skills are necessary as a deputy to the OT department manager. You'll receive support from the Occupational Therapy Department Manager and the ED Nurse Unit Manager, with an orientation program provided and opportunities for training and education encouraged. Participation in OT in ED communities of practice will also be encouraged.

In addition, we are looking for a person with:

• An extensive level of broad generalist knowledge within the OT discipline. 
• There is an expectation that weekends will be regularly included in the roster.
• Previously demonstrated advanced reasoning skills in order that they can work autonomously with minimum direct clinical supervision.  This includes a high-level ability to prioritise and manage your time and caseload.
• An ability to provide clinical services to client groups and circumstances of a complex nature requiring advanced practice skills and are able to apply professional knowledge and judgement when performing novel, complex or critical tasks specific to the OT discipline.
• Ability to exercise independent professional judgement when required in solving problems and managing cases where principles, procedures, techniques and methods require expansion, adaptation or modification.
• Able to provide professional supervision and support to Level 1/2 and 3 OTs, an Allied Health assistant and administration assistant.
• Ability to plan, implement, evaluate and reporting on the OT service in ED.
• Are able to identify opportunities for improvement in clinical practice, develop and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• An ability to conduct clinical education to staff. 
• Ability to deputise for the OT Dept manager including carrying out the associated staff management and administration skills.

Previous experience in an Emergency Department is preferred, but not mandatory for this role. Training will also be provided for the skills required to deputise for the OT Department Manager.

What we can offer you: 

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero 
• Proximity to shopping and other services 
• ADO's each month (for full time employees) 
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees) 
  
• Superannuation contributions 
• Salary packaging options 
• 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. 

 Additional Information 

•  This position is full time; however, job share and/or part time arrangements will be considered.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Sandra Flett on ************@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants:  

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. 

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.