- Be part of a multidisciplinary team
- Achieve work-life balance with flexible work hours and options to work from home or at our offices (Laverton and Essendon)
- Mentoring from highly experienced OT Lead
- Pick your own caseload so you can work in the area you’re most passionate about
- Full admin support – allowing you to just focus on your jam
- 2 Mental Health days a year, taken whenever needed to recharge, avoid burnout and look after yourself – we believe that you need to care for yourself before you can care for others!
A little bit about us
We are a respected allied health practice. We are a team of 23 clinicians (consisting of physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, speech pathologists and massage therapists) and 2 admin staff, supporting and empowering clients living with disabilities and/or health-related conditions to live independent lives.
Many of our clients require multi-disciplinary intervention, which fosters a supportive and collaborative environment amongst our clinical team.
We care about you
At Optimum Healthcare, our client’s wellbeing is at the heart of what we do, but we believe that we can only do this by first caring and supporting our team members. We strive to foster a connective and nurturing environment with a culture of empathy, where we all work together as not just a team, but a family. We continually seek to offer you meaningful careers and an environment of growth and empowerment.
About the role
Due to rapid expansion and demand, we are on the lookout for a highly personable, passionate Early Career OT and Senior OT to join our amazing team! Come and check us out: https://optimumhealthcare.com.au/about/
Full-time is preferred, but a part-time option is available.
In this role, you will manage a small caseload of your own, with autonomy to organise your week how it best suits your work style. We offer our team a range of flexible work options such as working from home and flexible hours.
You will also have the opportunity to help shape and develop our next batch of superstar OTs by sharing your knowledge and skills!
We also offer 2 Mental Health days a year to be taken at any time you need to clear your mind, destress and recharge to avoid burning out. And our clients are based in the northern and/or western suburbs of Melbourne to minimise time spend on the road going between clients.
Current vacancies
- Senior Occupational Therapist (Essendon) – 3+ years of experience
- Early CareerOccupational Therapist (Laverton) – 1+ years of experience
Benefits
- Excellent remuneration
- Flexible work-from-home arrangements available
- Flexible work schedule for better family life balance (eg school-friendly hours)
- Flexible employment – full-time or part-time
- Career progression opportunities to grow your career and develop leadership skills
- Contribute to making a genuine difference in a team where you’re not just a number
- Full admin support
- Genuine and supportive team culture with weekly supervision sessions and fortnightly team catch-ups
- Generous PD allowances
- Work laptop and mobile phone provided
- Vehicle reimburse
What you'll need
- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- Previous experience in occupational therapy assessments and interventions including working with individuals and families
- Experience in assessment and service delivery to disability and aged care clients in the community
- Knowledge of NDIS and HCP highly regarded
- Well-developed communication, planning, organisational and time management skills
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative internal and external working relationships
- A commitment to delivering person-centred, high-quality services
- An ongoing desire to improve and achieve personal goals
- Australian Drivers Licence
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain one)
- National Police Clearance (or willingness to obtain one)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination
How to apply
Shortlisting and interviewing will be commencing shortly.
Please click APPLY now or if you would like further information, please contact Peter directly on 0411 611 *** or via email *****@optimumhealthcare.com.au