Occupational Therapist (Ot)

About CareChoice

CareChoice is a NDIS and TAC/ WorkSafe registered disability provider. We deliver a wide range of services and provide complex support across the Disability and Private Aged Care sectors in a range of settings including home care, residential, community and Specialist Disability Accommodation.

CareChoice is committed to service excellence and works closely with clients, their families, and key stakeholders to ensure individuals receive the very best person-centred care. The CareChoice team are passionate about their work and pride themselves in delivering an exceptional calibre of service.

Our values:

Our philosophy of service provision is based upon our values of:

• People, First
• Brilliant Together
• Bring Our Best. Always
• Relentless Optimism

Benefits & culture

CareChoice is proud to be an EEO employer. We support an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

As part of our commitment to putting People first, you’ll enjoy industry-leading wellbeing support and benefits at CareChoice, including:

• Access to your pay as you earn it via our financial wellbeing partner
• Employee Pathways Scholarships

• Employee Support Fund
• Free ongoing training and development
• Paid Pregnancy loss leave for either parent
• Flexible work options
• A number of employee wellness platforms including EAP, free flu shots and travel discounts
• Discounts with several department store retailers, events & entertainment, home & technology
• Further discounts with groceries & beverages, shopping & fashion, sports & leisure, fuel and transport
• Car, health insurance and energy benefits
• Monthly & Annual Recognition & Reward for Employee of the Month
• Service Recognition & Reward Program
• Career development opportunities including secondments and Job-Ride-A-Long program

From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do your best work and really make a difference in people’s lives.

About the opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this newly created role as the Occupational Therapist (OT) will be responsible for conducing OT specific assessments, interventions and planning within the NDIS and Aged Care frameworks, to increase peoples function and independence in all aspects of their lives.

The role will provide high quality, effective and efficient service to clients with a focus on providing person centred, holistic and goal directed care that promotes clients’ wellness and active participation in decisions about their care.

A day in the life as the OT with CareChoice, some of your key tasks include:

• Provide evidence based, person-centred assessment, clinical management and intervention to people with a cognitive, physical or psycho-social disability in line with NDIS goals.
• Prescribe Assistive Technology and recommendations for Home Modifications funded under the NDIS and other external funding agencies, this includes the preparation of funding applications.
• Provide ADL (activity of daily living) and functional capacity assessments within the client’s home and provide recommendation and intervention.
• Manage a caseload of clients who may present with increasing complexity, multiple co-morbities and functional limitations across multiple areas of their life.
• Utilise a strengths-based, client centred approach to support a client to identify their goals and utilise a capacity building approach towards achievement and long term sustainability of these goals.
• Provide information and skills training to clients, their family and support workers as needed to achieve the NDIS goals.
• Liaise with and provide therapy and progress reports to the NDIS, Support Coordination, external organisations and other referrers/funding bodies as required.
• Participate in quality improvement and allied health service delivery projects and meetings as directed.
• Write reports to a high standard that meet both the needs of the client and the insurer.
• Develop and maintain an up to date and in depth understanding of NDIS legislation, rules and regulations and how this applies to the delivery of community based allied health services and other capacity building supports under the NDIS.
• Participate in supervision and annual performance appraisals.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation
• Contribute to the development of the internal and client communication plan. Lead delivery of internal communication.

About you

The successful candidate will have a ‘can do’ attitude with the desire to perform the role with the highest level of professionalism and integrity; with the view of always representing the organisation in a positive and professional manner.

A highly effective decision maker, the preferred candidate will be self-motivated, amiable, honest and reliable.

An expert communicator, the ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced customer service environment and have a pleasant, professional and confident manner coupled with a genuine customer service focus.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the NDIS
• Prior work experience or lived experience of disability
• Demonstrated experience in person centred care through effective assessment, care planning, case conferencing and review of clients
• Demonstrable anatomical and neurological expertise to understand the physical difficulties clients are experiencing
• A commitment to CareChoice values, vision and mission, and ability to engage in the enhancement of CareChoice culture in meeting organisational objectives
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Proven track record in creating efficiency and meeting targets
• Knowledge and experience in assistive technology & home modifications
• Empathy and the ability to build rapport
• Excellent investigative skills and the ability to problem solve and develop solutions
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Qualifications required

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current AHPRA Registration
• Current First Aid & CPR Certificate
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
• Working with Children Check (Employee type)
• Valid Victorian Driver’s Licence with access to a comprehensively insured vehicle

To APPLY

If this sounds like the ideal role for you and you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you. So, don’t delay, apply today. For further information, please contact Cham Jayaweera at cjayaweera@carechoice.com.au.

Employment with CareChoice is subject to satisfactory background checks which include Professional References, Employee Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.