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Salary MediRecruit are looking to recruit a Community Aged CareOccupational Therapist for a locum position with our client in Melbourne, Australia.
About the Company:
A Community and Disability service providing state-wide high-quality services aimed at supporting people to remain independent within the community.
Providing services from birth to early intervention and education services to children and their families/carers through to services to adults and the aged, including Home Care, Respite, Community Care, Allied Health, Support Coordination, Supported Accommodation and facility-based respite.
About the Role:
We are seeking an Occupational Therapist for a community-aged role with a leading not-for-profit in North and East Metro Melbourne.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will be providing a range of individual comprehensive assessments, interventions, and therapies to elderly clients under the CHSP, HCP and other funding programs. Working partly clinic-based as well as out in the community, you will identify their individualised goals, interventions, and therapies to provide them and their caregivers with support, guidance, and recommendations.
You will also:
Provide high-quality and person-centered OT services including assessment and development of comprehensive goal-oriented treatment and care plans, home assessment, equipment prescription, and report writing. Demonstrate a range of intervention and therapy strategies in line with goals
Complete detailed reports including home modification reports, equipment applications
Communicate with consumers and relevant internal and external stakeholders
Conduct internal and external referrals to other members of the multidisciplinary team, and external funding providers including SWEP and Geat2Go
Essential travel across various Aged Care planning regions and where operationally needed
Benefits:
Flexible work arrangements
Salary up to $91,000 plus salary packaging
Autonomous working environment
Work-from-home hybrid flexibility
Shared company car + work phone + Dell Laptop
$1500 yearly PD allowance
A positive and supportive workplace
Employee Assistance Program
Paid parental leave
About You:
A relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy and AHPRA registration
Proven experience in establishing and maintaining effective and professional relationships, building rapport and liaising with relevant stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to prepare briefings, case notes, reports and recommendations in a professional and considered manner
Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
Ability to provide effective consultative skills that facilitate change through use of reflective and strength-based practice
Ability to coach other transdisciplinary team members in areas of expertise
A current Victorian drivers license
A current Working With Children Check
About Us:
MediRecruit provides a specialist healthcare recruitment and career advisory service for Allied Health professionals in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Our dynamic team of recruiters have healthcare backgrounds and are passionate about sharing their expert advice -
Clare Jones, Occupational Therapist
Danielle Weedon, Physiotherapist
Eleanor Dwyer, Physiotherapist
Harriet Yeates, Occupational Therapist
Refer a Friend:
Do you know a health professional who would be perfect for this role? Refer them and earn a shared $500 referral bonus!
How :
Please apply and one of our Healthcare Specialists will call you for a confidential discussion. Or contact Harriet Yeates - # or # 976 #
