AddressOccupational Therapist – Full Time
Be part of the faster growing industry in Australia, making Aged Care more sustainable, and enabling people to thrive at home with a focus on well-being. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to work within a unique service model responding to the current environment of Australian community aged care.
Work with an organisation that will provide opportunities for you to work with flexibility and autonomy, and supports your professional and clinical growth.
You will be working with our Home Care Provider partners to support their clients to stay in their homes longer while maintaing their autonomy, independence, capacity and dignity.
Clients are supported by their care support staff to implement the programs you develop, multiple times a week across a 12-month period. Allowing for greater frequency of service provision, at a lower client cost than a traditional Clinician-Client approach; and increasing our capacity to provide much needed Allied Health supports to a larger portion the ageing population.
Your Role
- Work with our clients in their homes and via telehealth to develop functional goals.
- Conduct client assessments and reviews and collaborative goal setting.
- Develop individualised programs based on client goals
- Educate and Empower care support workers to understand and support clients to implement the program
- Communicate with Home Care Providers, clients and/or their families across all stages of service delivery.
- Regular assessment & review to monitor progress and outcomes - including desktop reviews to monitor participation and compliance to program instructions.
About You
- You can work collaboratively with clients and other stakeholders to deliver Person-Centred services
- You are able to prioritise workload and work autonomously
- You have excellent communication and motivational skills
- You are interested in supporting our clients to achieve their goals
- You are interested in contributing to the skill development of support workers within the confines of the client's program and the scope of their role.
Mandatory Requirements
- Occupational Therapy Degree
- Current AHPRA registration (including Professional Indemnity)
- Current Influenza vaccination
- Covid-19 Vaccinated
- NDIS Worker Screening
- Unrestricted QLD Drivers Licence
- Experience working with in Community-based Aged Care preferred
