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Form of workAbout Access Health and Community
With a history of 150 years and caring at our centre, our mission and commitment is to build healthier lives within our communities and to deliver excellent health and community services for all. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 400 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a contribution to the wellbeing of the community every day through our work, making a difference every day to those that need it most.
Access Health & Community is a registered NDIS provider.
About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated Grade 2 paediatric clinician to join our rapidly growing Child & Family Services Team. The applicant will demonstrate a passion for working within a multi and transdisciplinary supportive team environment in the wonderful world of paediatrics. AccessHC has an excellent reputation for its highly experienced and dynamic teams of allied health professionals who deliver best practice model services to pre-school and school aged children and their families within the communities in the Eastern suburbs.
What you will be doing
Key Responsibilities
- Operate a paediatric occupational therapy service within multi and transdisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of centre based and outreach services to all eligible clients
- Assess, plan and provide interventions for a caseload of pre-school and school aged children
- Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate group therapy programs for children as appropriate
- Participate in client care meetings and department meetings for the purposes of team care planning, case conferencing and client review
- In collaboration with other AccessHC Child & Family service staff and management, review the content of individual & group programs and make service changes based on the outcome of these reviews
We encourage Grade 1’s to apply as we have Senior Occupational Therapists to mentor and provide one on one supervision and an abundance of professional opportunities that support a rich learning environment. The successful applicant will predominantly work with children who are funded under a mix of NDIS, and public state and other federal health funding.
What you will bring
Key Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualification in occupational therapy with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a paediatric occupational therapy setting
- Demonstrated knowledge of typical and atypical childhood development in order to understand the child’s developmental delay or disability
- Demonstrated skills in occupational therapy assessment and intervention, based on current evidenced-based practice to ensure positive outcomes for the child and family
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Experience in planning and delivering group therapy programs
Attributes
- A passion to deliver an exceptional customer service engagement with all customer
- An ability to work sensitively with people of diverse cultures, abilities, ages, sexualities and gender identities
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement and health promotion principles
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated behaviours consistent with Access Health and Community values
Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits
At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging. Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment.
Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.
The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:
- Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
- Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave loading
- Generous salary packaging opportunities(up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/entertainment expenses)
Read about our culture and benefits: https://accesshc.org.au/culture-and-benefits
Apply Now
If this position resonates with you and you are passionate about working alongside a collaborative and supportive team, please forward your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.
Please reach out to Rebecca Smith, Clinical Operations Manager CFT, Email: *************@accesshc.org.au for further information and/or the opportunity to discuss this role.
Please refer to the position description on our website for the key selection criteria information: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/
We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and may appoint the role before the end of date of the advertisement.
Applications close: 11th February 2024
Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a Child Safe Organisation that values inclusivity and diversity. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, those with lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drugs (AOD) challenges, and those with diverse genders and sexualities.
At AccessHC, our vision for reconciliation is an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience equitable health and social outcomes. Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will contribute to achieving reconciliation. We will seek an understanding of and acknowledging histories and injustices, support the active expression of culture, build strong, trusting relationships, and apply culturally appropriate practices within our work.
We will work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create a welcoming and safe place for everyone at our services. AccessHC acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past, present, and future, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
As a vaccine positive organisation, we encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and require successful applicants to undergo a Working With Children Check, Police Check and potentially an International Check.
