Senior Clinical Occupational Therapist /Mental Health Clinician - Occupational Therapist

SA Health
Job reference: 842074
Location: 5540 - PORT PIRIE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Pirie
• Salary $86,950 - $100,729 p.a. - AHP2 | $102,641 - $110,094 p.a. - AHP3 - Multi-classed
• Temporary Full Time up to 30 August 2024

Overview
A great opportunity is available for a Senior ClinicalOccupational Therapist /Mental Health Clinician - Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated Community Mental Health Team in making a positive impact in the lives of people with mental health challenges.
In this role you will apply clinical experience, increasingly generalist and/or 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.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and as a regulated profession, be eligible for registration as an Occupational Therapist within Australia.
Please refer to the job pack below for more information.
Important Information
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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 B
SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 842074.
Enquiries
Kylie Backshall
Mental Health Team Leader
Phone: 08 8638 4721
E-mail:
Application Closing Date
5 January 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.