Occupational Therapist - Team Leader (Acute)

This role is expected to provide specialist consultancy, complex care management, and leadership within a patient centred framework to support patient flow through Occupational Therapy services across the continuum of care for patients, carers and families of Caboolture, Kilcoy & Woodford.

About the role

• As part of an inter-professional, collaborative multidisciplinary team, this role will deliver advanced level, specialised clinical, evidence-based occupational therapy within acute services across the Caboolture, Kilcoy & Woodford Directorate.
• This role is expected to provide specialist consultancy, complex care management, and leadership within a patient centred framework to support patient flow through Occupational Therapy services across the continuum of care for patients, carers and families of Caboolture, Kilcoy & Woodford.
• This role will support the day to day operational provision of Occupational Therapy services to the acute wards.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Respect – demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
• Teamwork – collaborates effectively, develops talent, values differences and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services
• Compassion – is patient / client focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of patient services or support in the delivery of services to patients
• High Performance – cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North Health's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders
• Integrity – demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard

 Knowledge, skills and expertise

 Clinical Expertise: Demonstrated advanced level knowledge, expertise and skill in contemporary clinical practice standards for occupational therapy services in an acute hospital

• Communication/Team participation: Demonstrated application of a high standard of communication skills and advice to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, with consumers and with other internal and external agencies in order to provide high quality, culturally responsive services.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide operational, clinical, and strategic leadership to a team of Occupational Therapists and Clinical Assistants, students and trainees.
• Quality improvement: Demonstrated ability to lead innovative quality/service improvement and research projects of significant scope and clinical importance to Occupational Therapy and/or Queensland Health

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice )
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. 

Job ad reference number: CAB557874
Close date: Wednesday, 24th April 2024

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED