Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Department, Allied Health Services - Cairns

This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community. Make every day different by joining our Occupational Therapy Department, Allied Health Services team. We have a current vacancy as an Occupational Therapist.

Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline (PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local Health Services.

About us:

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local Health Services.

About you:

In your new role you will…

• Demonstrate knowledge, expertise and skill in Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and evaluation in the hospital & community setting, including demonstrated commitment to professional development, evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal skills, including communication and problem solving, suitable for functioning as a professional service provider in a multidisciplinary setting interacting with community agencies and external stakeholders. Experience in a cross-cultural setting is advantageous.
• Possess ability or ability to rapidly acquire the skills to provide guidance to less experienced staff members, Allied Health assistants and students.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will deliver Occupational Therapy clinical services proportionate to level of skills and abilities within a variety of acute and sub-acute clinical service areas of Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service facilities.

About your role:

• Utilising increasing professional and clinical knowledge, expertise and clinical decision-making skills to enhance service delivery in line with clinical and departmental work instructions, under the clinical practice supervision or professional guidance of a more senior clinician.
• Developing clinical practice knowledge and expertise through self-directed learning, active learning within the team and by engaging in professional development activities and regular performance and development plans.
• Contributing to the identification, development and implementation of quality and service improvement activities including effective risk management, in order to enhance the delivery of safe and efficient Occupational Therapy clinical services.
• Providing supervision, guidance and delegation to Allied Health assistants and support staff within scope of practice guidelines.

Mandatory inclusion:

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )