Occupational Therapy Team Leader

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About us

Pacific Health and Wellbeing are an allied health practice of dedicated occupational therapists, speech pathologists and physiotherapists. 

We are a registered NDIS provider in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Gold Coast and Darwin, offering our clients a mobile community service, telehealth andsome in-clinic appointments. 

Our Vision is to be the leading provider of disability and community allied health services, improving lives while building valued and sustainable partnerships with our clients and stakeholders.

Our Purpose is to work together to enable people of all ages with a disability to live the life they choose and achieve their goals, to improve their wellbeing and to live better through participation in everyday life.

Your next opportunity

Our services and team have grown, and we now wish to appoint a full time Team Leader, to be based at our office in NUNDAH!

The Team Leader is responsible for the operational management and support of Occupational Therapy , along with the facilitation and provision of safe, quality and cost -effective services that are consistent with business objectives and processes and recognised standards, policies and best practice of the NDIS. 

As our Team Leader you will provide clinical leadership and discipline support to our new graduates and beginning practitioners, and to our more experienced occupational therapists and speech therapists as needed 

This position will allow you to continue to engage with clients and carry a discretionary and manageable clinical caseload, while also using your professional practice and knowledge to support and develop others within the team. 

About the position

• Provide leadership and supervision to our Occupational therapists  supporting the development of their clinical skills and discipline knowledge
• Have regular check-ins with the team (with varying experience) providing formal and informal support and feedback, and lead with a positive influence.
• Complete assessments & reports that are goal orientated to support life transitions.
• Ensure best practice standards for Occupational Therapy services and contribute to the improvement and development of clinical practices and procedures.
• Provide direction & actively oversee team member KPIS's, billables hours and stakeholder business engagement activities, escalating to the Clinical Lead and Operations Manager areas of concern and under performance to jointly establish action for improvement. 

What we offer

We are a cohesive, easy going and supportive MDT with a focus on safe, ethical and quality practice. We like the input of all team members to make sure we are heading in the right direction, to continue to grow as a provider and that we continually demonstrate our values of quality and safety, integrity, excellence and accountability.

• Competitive salary that aligns with your senior experience
• A motor vehicle for work and private use, with all fuel, road tolls and services paid for by us. It’s not a pool car, and you don’t return the car to the office on weekends!
• Professional development allowance and professional development leave
• 38hr flexible working week, with a mix of office and being out and about seeing clients, with no weekend or public holiday work.
• Laptop and smartphone, and OT ‘tools of the trade’ and resources
• Professional indemnity insurance
• New, modern office close to great cafes and other facilities, parking & a modern space for F2F in-clinic appointments. 

About you

• Experienced Senior Occupational Therapist wanting to share your knowledge and provide clinical supervision and support.
• Ability to work independently and flexibly, within a MDT, with other supportive clinicians and management in response to service and individual client and staffing needs and priorities.
• Comfortable communicator, with engagement and networking skills with the ability to influence and negotiate across internal and external stakeholders.

You will need

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with AHPRA
• NDIS Disability Worker Screening clearance, or an ability to obtain
• Working with Children Check, or an ability to obtain
• Current drivers’ licence
• Unrestricted rights to work in Australia
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

How to apply

If you would like to join our professional yet easy going team of clinicians, we want to hear from you!

To apply, please click the 'APPLY' button and attach your CV and a cover letter sharing with us why your would like to join us. 

Pacific Health and Wellbeing are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to building a workplace culture which values diversity and inclusion. We know that a diverse workforce contributes to better business and health outcomes. We welcome, actively support and promote the employment of people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and other diversity groups.

If you would like to know more about this position, or other opportunities for OT's or Speech pathologists(any level of experience) we have in Brisbane, on the Gold Coast or Darwin, don’t hesitate to make contact at **@pacifichw.com.au