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Form of workJob title:Occupational Therapist wanted in Darwin, NT - Relocation Assistance Provided
Working Hours: Full Time, 38hrs/week
Salary: Competitive salary (professional level 2 or 3 dependant on level of experience)
Location: Darwin, NT
Our client provides Disability and Therapy Services for children, adolescents and adults, through Supported Independent Living, Short Term Accommodation, Pathways Program and Allied Health therapy programs (including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Psychology). They employ evidence-based practice, with research driving continual innovation and growth. Staff have access to comprehensive training and skill development as well as regular upskilling opportunities and ongoing specialist disability training.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary (professional level 2 or 3 dependant on level of experience)
- Salary packaging available
- Relocation assistance
- Flexible working hours
- Internal career opportunities
- Work satisfaction – Love what you do and why you do it!
Duties include:
- Working in a culturally diverse environment, provide contemporary, evidence-based Occupational Therapy services, including assessment, individualised treatment planning and evaluation for adolescents and adults presenting with a range of conditions, syndromes, and mental health concerns
- Support with transition and ongoing treatment planning for clients with disability discharged from hospital into medium term accommodation.
- Provide independent, specialistand clinical input into treatment planning,development, and delivery of core business Ensure billable Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are met each month
- Maintain professional internal and external stakeholder communication
- Contribute to the development of individual and group programs within Carpentaria Therapy Services
- Ability to implement WHS, Risk Management and Quality assurance requirements
- Attendance and contributions to team and organisationalmeetings
- Adherence to Australian Health Practitioners RegistrationAuthority (AHPRA) and the company’s policies and procedures
Essential Criteria:
Not limited to but before you apply, we need you to have
- Undergraduate (or postgraduate) qualifications ni Occupational Therapy
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Relevant experience working as an OccupationalTherapist or graduate experience with having completed a relevant placement
- Demonstrated undergraduate clinical experience in best practice management of Adult Occupational Therapy, AssessmentTherapy, assistive technology prescription and training environmental modification.
- Experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) clients and their families
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Commitment to working with people with and supporting people with a disability
- Ability to work as part o fa team and independently
- Current Ochre Card, Criminal History Check, NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, First Aid& CPR Certificate, Covid 19 Vaccination and NT Drivers Licence
