Address- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- Mental Health Services, Glenside
- Salary AHP-3 $102,641 - $110,094 p.a.
- Full-time temporary 2/8/25
About the role
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Service (IRS), located at Glenside Health Services, provides rehabilitation and recovery-orientated treatment services, therapy and educative programs relating to complex and often treatment resistive mental health problems.
The Senior Occupational Therapist (AHP3) is an experienced clinician who applies specialised expertise to the development, delivery and continuous improvement of quality clinical work and provides discipline specific assessments, interventions and consultancy service within the IRS team. The Senior Occupational Therapist works collaboratively with consumers, their families/carers to assist recovery through programs focusing on the regaining or development of skills in self-management, occupational functioning and social relationships. The Senior Occupational Therapists collaborates closely with a network of government and non-government organisations to reduce barriers to discharge and develop and implement clinical plans to maximise positive outcomes for consumers.
The Senior Occupational Therapist is actively involved in clinical leadership responsibilities within the Team and the disciplinary group and provides professional supervision to designated staff and students. This unique and exciting role provides opportunities to work with a diverse multi-disciplinary team inclusive of medical, nursing, psychology, social work, exercise physiology, art and music therapy and lived-experience staff.
Qualifications
- Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
About CALHN
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
What we offer
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.
Essential Requirements:
Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:
- 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.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.
Job ref: 866530
Enquiries to:
Karen Adams-Leask (please email to organise a time to discuss the position)
***************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Friday 7 June 2024
Attachments
866530 RD Occupational Therapist AHP3 IRS .pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
