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Form of workOccupational Therapist (Lvl 3) - Ambulatory Care - Temp PT
Health - Allied | Occupational Therapy
Sydney Region / Sydney - West
28/04/2024 - 11:59 PM
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, 24 hours per week until May 2025 Location: Fairfield Hospital Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3Remuneration: $54.76 - $56.54 per hour
About the Opportunity Join our team as an Outpatient Occupational Therapist, where you'll play a pivotal role within our Ambulatory Care Team, collaborating closely with a dedicated Multidisciplinary Team.
Your responsibilities will encompass a diverse range of tasks, from conducting home visits and prescribing equipment to facilitating home modifications and managing complex cases.
You'll forge strong connections with our inpatient team at Fairfield Hospital, ensuring seamless continuity of care for our patients. Additionally, as a supervisor, you'll guide and support up to two staff members in their professional growth.
This role isn't just about routine tasks; it offers ample opportunities for innovation and professional development. You'll have the chance to contribute to quality improvement initiatives and participate in service reviews, making a tangible impact on our patients' lives.
With a flexible 24-hour workweek, we prioritise work-life balance, offering flexibility in both days and hours (Monday – Friday) to accommodate the right candidate.
Join us in this fulfilling role, where your skills and dedication will make a meaningful difference every day.
Where You'll Be Working Fairfield hospital is located in one of NSW’s largest LGA’s and is a hub of diverse cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds. This brings a range of experiences to hospital employees and provides varied learning and development experiences for all levels of Medical, Clinical, administrative and support roles.
Fairfield Hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community whist providing a strong learning environment and exposure to a variety of disciplines and specialties.
The team at Fairfield Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team.
The hospital sits close to public transport (T-Way), Public Schools, a major shopping centre and has an onsite cafeteria.
- Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy or other qualification deemed appropriate by the employer, with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and significant experience in the provision of occupational therapy services within Ambulatory Care
- Demonstrated experience in the identification of evidence based practice and/or development of treatment protocols
- 4.Demonstrated experience participating in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating the quality improvement process.
- Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical supervision, mentoring of staff and/or students
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in a range of programs
- Must possess a valid Australian Drivers Licence (excluding learner driver's licences). If not already in possession, a NSW Drivers Licence must be obtained within 3 months of appointment.
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Transforming Your Experience Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
