Company

Far West Nsw Local Health DistrictSee more

addressAddressBroken Hill, NSW
CategoryManagement

Job description

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2026)
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $108595 - $112114 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ488991

Location: Broken Hill NSW

  • Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference
  • Grow your career with us with training on offer to support your learning

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing
  • This Allied Health Professional is an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team providing, planning and delivering comprehensive, high-quality care to clients within the Far West Local Health District (FWLHD) Brighter Beginnings program in order to support management of their health needs and to promote wellness.
  • The Senior Clinical Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing a range of high-level assessment, therapeutic and preventative Occupational Therapy services in their identified specialty area, within scope, according to relevant models of care and priorities.

Incentives

  • 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
  • Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
  • Novated leasing
  • A paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
  • Leaning and Development support with access to further education & training
  • Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
  • Fitness passport
  • A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep

About Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Broken Hill

Often referred to as an “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible by selecting APPLY NOW below

  • Holds a tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and a current AHPRA registration.
  • Demonstrated advanced clinical practice knowledge, skills and experience within Paediatric Occupational Therapy, with an emphasis on evidence-based practice.
  • Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement, with skills in providing education and training.
  • Strong time management skills, written and verbal communication and IT skills including the ability or willingness to use Telehealth software.
  • Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, implement and evaluate quality improvement initiatives, research, and service development processes.
  • Demonstrated experience in clinical and team leadership, including experience in staff and student supervision.
  • Demonstrated excellence in communication skills including negotiation, decision making, advocacy and the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
  • Evidence of a Class C drivers licence and willingness to travel for work purposes.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kate Vandenheuvel on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 16th June 2024

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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Far West Nsw Local Health District

Broken Hill, NSW
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