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SalaryCairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service are the public health provider for around 250 000 people in the region. We welcome you to become a part of Occupational Therapy Department, Allied Health Services as an Occupational Therapist – Reliever, Rural.
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: The outer western region of our service includes extremely remote communities. Cairns Hospital is the only major referral hospital in Far North Queensland and also provides care for people from Cape York and the Torres Strait.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About you:
In your new role you will…
- Possess 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.
- Display 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.
- Be able to work cohesively as a team member to achieve the goals of the multidisciplinary team.
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 rural 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.
- 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.
- This position will provide relief Occupational Therapy services to the rural areas of Mossman, Mareeba, Atherton, Babinda, Tully and Innisfail. The person appointed may reside in any of these areas inclusive of Cairns. Position will be required to travel and remain in provided accommodation if required for periods (inclusive of relevant allowances). There is potential for the person appointed to rotate into other positions for periods at the discretion of the Director of Occupational Therapy.
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 )
