Occupational Therapist

Why join us?

• Comprehensive orientation and ongoing regular support and supervision
• $1000 p.a. towards professional development
• AHPRA registration reimbursement
• Full refund upon commencement of employment for your NDIS Check
• Discounted health insurance with HBF or Medibank
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounts at JB HI-FI & The Good Guys
• Accommodation discounts at Seashells Hospitality Group
• Access to our Wellness Program

About your new role:

Baptistcare is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our 98-bed residential aged care facility at Gracehaven. The role involves undertaking assessments of residents to determine individual capabilities and maximise residents’ physical and emotional wellbeing. The position contributes to quality of life of our residents through person centred careplans.

This role works closely with our Lifestyle Coordinator in the development, implementation, monitoring and review of programs that are meaningful, to enhance independence and quality of life for all residents.

Working Hours:

This position is offering 16 hours per week with flexibility available across working days and start/finish times.

Duties:

• Supports a multi-disciplinary team approach that prioritises the physical and emotional wellbeing of individual residents across the residential care facility. This includes contributing to case conferences.
• Provides leadership, guidance and clinical supervision to the Lifestyle Coordinator and Therapy and Leisure Partners, ensuring needs of the resident are met in accordance with the residents’ care plans, including therapeutic objectives.
• Models enablement of residents and provides direction and assistance to other staff members in performing their duties.
• Completes comprehensive assessments and regular reviews to identify residents’ physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Actively builds trusting relationships with individual residents that are based on dignity and respect to optimise cooperation, communicating in a manner that is appropriate to each individual’s strengths and limitations.
• Listens to family concerns and supports their understanding of changing needs, referring them for additional support as appropriate.

Skills and Experience

• Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist
• An understanding and appreciation of contemporary Occupational Therapy practice and issues in aged care
• An ability to collaborate, negotiate and contribute toward multi-disciplinary team approach to care planning and delivery 
• An ability to relate to older people with empathy, understanding and affording dignity and respect
• Willingness to obtain or provide proof of up-to-date Influenza & Covid-19 Vaccinations
• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical
• Willingness to obtain National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check

About Us

Baptistcare is one of WA’s largest providers of residential aged care, retirement living and home care services, providing the highest level of quality care and support across both metro and regional locations. We focus on empowering our customers to maintain homely comforts and community connection by providing care with compassion, integrity, and dignity.

Our focus is not limited to our customers, but also your wellbeing and career growth. We aim to support you to achieve a fulfilling career with first class training and development opportunities.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. The more diversity we have, the more unique perspectives and creative ideas we share. Therefore, we embrace people of different age, religion, sexual orientation or identity, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.  Click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Aine (Recruitment Advisor) at *********@baptistcare.org.au with the subject heading “Occupational Therapist – Busselton”. Please note that we do not accept applications to this email address, they must be submitted online.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice. The current closing date is 13th March 2024.