Occupational Therapist

We are looking for a caring and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team in Kingaroy. Your communication, consultation and team approach will be critical to ensure a positive patient centred experience for our clients across the South Burnett cluster. Kingaroy offers quality rural living experiences and is situated only two and a half hours from the Sunshine Coast.

About the Role

Working within a team environment, you will deliver quality clinical services for our clients.  Approaching clients with open, honest communication you will develop effective partnerships to ensure a high quality of service delivery. You will also have a commitment to continuous quality and service improvement and provide guidance and support to students as well as less experienced team members. Assisting and reaching out to other rural facilities.

Why Darling Downs Health

Darling Downs Health's region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 5,500 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 29 facilities and treat more than 85,000 admissions to hospital, see greater than 158,000 people through our Emergency Departments, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 19,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  Darling Downs Health is committed to providing a safe, secure and supportive workplace that aligns with our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

As a Darling Downs Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

How to Apply

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Role Description which provides information on how to apply and outlines pre-employment checks that will be undertaken for the successful applicant. Please provide a current CV or resume and a short statement (maximum 2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant for the role to allow the panel to assess your suitability.

#WorkDDHHS #therightfit