Older Persons Mental Health Occupational Therapist

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Glenside Campus
• Salary: $86,950 - $100,729 p.a. - Temporary Full Time (up to 6 September 2024) - AHP2

OverviewThe Rapid Inreach Service (RIS) is a multi-disciplinary team hosted within the Rural and Remote Mental Health Service (RRMHS) and functions across all Regional LHNs alongside other Older Person's Mental Health Services (OPMHS) programs. It provides specialist and responsive in-reach to mainstream Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) for consumers with recognised or probable severe psychiatric illness, &/or a diagnosed dementia with complex, severe and persistent behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD).Working within the RRMHS Older Person Mental Health Model of Service, the RIS model of care is to prevent or reduce inappropriate transfer of consumers to acute care or the Emergency Departments, streamline and facilitate specialist care pathways, build skills in managing psychiatric illness and BPSD via education and training for staff of Residential Care Facilities (RACF) and provide short term clinical services to consumers, their families and RACF staff.Within this Service, the Occupational Therapist will be required to apply clinical experience, specialist clinical knowledge and professional competence to plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive and integrated range of services, appropriate to the needs of the consumers, their carer's and families.The Occupational Therapist works under reduced clinical direction, and may contribute to the clinical supervision of less experienced allied health professionals, allied health assistants and students. As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, including health professionals and service providers from other sectors, the Occupational Therapist utilises a combination of preventative, early intervention, treatment/therapy and evaluation approaches.Must hold a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and as a regulated profession be eligible for registration as an Occupational Therapist within Australia.The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be foundFind out more about working and living in regional Australia atAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 862464Application Closing Date9 April 2024 - 2 week close - 11.55PMAttachmentsAdvertised: 26 Mar 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
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The Rapid Inreach Service (RIS) is a multi-disciplinary team hosted within the Rural and Remote Mental Health Service (RRMHS) and functions across all Regional LHNs alongside other Older Person's Mental Health Services (OPMHS) programs.Recruitment DrivesLoading...Current opportunities Position Job No. Location Closes
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