AddressEmployment Type: Full Time, Permanent Classification: Health Professional Level 2 (PN 20857)Salary: $70,679 - $97,028 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: University of Canberra HospitalSection: Occupational TherapyClosing Date: 25 April 2024
What can we offer you:
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions.
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11.5% Superannuation.
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VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) is a vibrant and diverse Division within Canberra Health Services providing multidisciplinary rehabilitation, aged and community-based care across a range of settings.
The RACS Occupational Therapy service is a dynamic team of Occupational Therapists and allied health assistants providing exceptional care through high quality assessment and therapeutic intervention. We treat and manage patients with a range of medical conditions including: neurological, orthopaedic, complex medical and frail aged. Occupational Therapists have direct clinical supervision from a Senior Occupational Therapist and are supported by an experienced team of clinicians.
This position will be based at the University of Canberra Hospital with the opportunity to rotate through inpatients and ambulatory services at the University of Canberra Hospital, Acute Care of the Elderly at the Canberra Hospital and Community based services.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
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Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
To Apply:
Please submit a copy of your CV along with a 2x page response to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Please note appointment may be based on written application and referee reports only.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new Critical Services Building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jane Lawrence at (02) 5124 0*** or at *************@act.gov.au.
