Occupational Therapist, Northgate House - Older Persons Mental Health

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Mental Health – Northgate
• Salary: AHP1 - $67,466 - $82,359 p.a. / AHP2 - $86,950 - $100,729 p.a.
• Ongoing Full-Time

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.

With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.

Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

About You:

We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team, with the shared purpose of making a difference in the lives of older people.  

This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture. 

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Occupational Therapist within the Older Persons Mental Health Service.

The Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) is a multidisciplinary service that consists of acute inpatient beds at the Lyell McEwin Hospital, Community Teams and Northgate House.   

As an Occupational Therapist you will work with a range of clients with a serious mental illness and those living with the complex behaviours associated with dementia.

In this role you will be passionate about working with older people who are experiencing challenges in Mental Health and wellbeing, including people living with dementia. You will align with our commitment to deliver compassionate person and family-centred care, built on values of dignity and respect. As an Occupational Therapist within Older Persons Mental Health, you will have a full appreciation of the importance in placing older people at the centre of care, championing their voice, and supporting their autonomy and recovery. 

The Occupational Therapy role at Northgate House incorporates discipline specific assessment, individualised support for complex behaviours and supporting consumer meaningful occupation. Occupational Therapy aims to work alongside nursing and leisure and lifestyle staff to create individualised programs of support that are consumer focused and based on individual preferences and sensory needs. 

Occupational Therapy also takes a lead in the Meaningful Occupation program provided within Northgate House. Occupational Therapy explores ways to offer activities, consider activity modification to support success and participation with the identified activities.

In this role you will also be ready to be part of nurturing the NALHN OPMHS growth culture, built around developing a values-based workforce, facilitating excellence in care, and providing transparent accountability. You will work in partnership with the other members of the team within an aspirational organisational change process. NALHN's purpose is to deliver exceptional health and well-being services that enhance the quality of life for our community. 

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS Aged Care Sector Employment Screening

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job Ref: 852994

Enquiries

Gemma Ferraretto

A/Principal Occupational Therapist

Phone: (08) 7485 4***

E-mail: ***************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

9 February 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 852994 - Occupational Therapist, Northgate House - Older PersonsMental Health - AHP1 - role description.pdf

 852994 - Occupational Therapist, Northgate House - Older PersonsMental Health - AHP2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.