Occupational Therapist Grade 3 - Northern Psychiatric Unit

Reference Number: 43167: Occupational Therapist Grade 3 - Northern Psychiatric Unit
Employment Type: On Going Part Time (PT)
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)About Northern Health:As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be!An opportunity exists for a dedicated Grade 3Occupational Therapist Clinician to join the team at Northern Psychiatric Unit, Northern Health.At Northern Area Mental Health Service, we having a growing occupational therapy workforce. Running in line with the recent Royal Commission into Mental Health, new infrastructure is driving fresh developments and revolutionary program delivery thus generating opportunity for specialist growth in a state-of-the-art facility.The role:This role requires the Occupational Therapist to:

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and groups to young people and adult consumers and their families to achieve positive outcomes
• Design, implement and evaluate the therapeutic group program which is a core intervention at NPU
• Coordinate and capacity build multidisciplinary staff to support the utilisation of sensory assessments, interventions and two sensory rooms
• Develop and maintain activity hubs within NPU, to support a wide range of safe and meaningful activities being available for consumers to access
• Lead, supervise and support a team of Occupational Therapists
• Work closely with the NPU team, sharing your clinical expertise and support quality initiatives and research

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Expertise in developing and delivering interventions with consumers who have experienced serious mental illness and have complex mental health needs
• Interest and expertise in sensory modulation and group work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong clinical leadership skills and ability to contribute effectively to a multidisciplinary team
• Genuine commitment to embedding recovery principles and trauma informed care into practice

Next Steps . . .If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.For detailed role information, please refer to the key result areas, major responsibilities and selection criteria located in the Position Description below.For further details, please contact:Carolyn Dun, Chief Occupational Therapist viaRyan Fomiatti, Lead Occupational Therapist (NPU) viaApplications close 5th April, 2024Why work at the Northern Health?We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs'
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, clickWork with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.