Occupational Therapist - Transitional Age Care Program

Remuneration: $70,944 - $82,899 + Super + Salary Packaging
Location: Muswellbrook Community Health Service - Wonnarua Country
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until Feb 2025
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Lvl 1
Hours Per Week: 12
Requisition ID: REQ452405
Applications Close: Sunday, 28th January 2024
Occupational Therapist - Transitional Age Care Program
Muswellbrook Community Health Service
About the Role

• Hunter Valley Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) is multi-disciplinary team supporting and providing aged care clients with the opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing after discharge from hospital.
• The TACP team comprises of Allied Health and Nursing professionals working closely with the clients and their family using an enablement focus, providing slow-stream therapy aiming to improve the clients function, independence, and safety at home.
• The service operates as a home visiting service, dependent upon patient needs.
• The service operates 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday all year round
• This role will be three 8hr shifts per fortnight, days will be flexible and based on-site at Muswellbrook Community Health, TACP office.

About You

• In order to work in the TACP team, attributes such as flexibility, the desire to work together as a team and great communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.
• Our ideal candidate will be committed to providing safe, compassionate person-centred care, aiming to assist the client to reach their functional goals.

Where You'll be Working

• Muswellbrook is located in the rolling vineyards of the world-famous Hunter Valley wine country, where you can taste incredible local produce, take beautiful scenic drives, and discover art galleries featuring acclaimed national works.
• Muswellbrook is less than a 3-hour drive from Sydney, and less than 2 hours from Newcastle.
• Just outside of Muswellbrook, you will find Mount Royal, Barrington Tops and Lake Glenbawn.

The Welcome Experience
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Benefits

• You will be provided with onsite training to fulfil the role demands, including CHIME training and clinical supervision.
• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%
• Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Requirements

• Occupational Therapist with current Authority to Practice with AHPRA

Additional Information

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part-time vacancies.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. If you are currently employed with HNE Health in a position of the same grade, you may not need to submit an online application to be considered. Please contact the hiring manager to discuss your options first.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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For role-related queries or questions contact Kathleen Ison on Kathleen.Ison@health.nsw.gov.au
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.