Senior Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist- Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

• Grade 3 Senior Clinician- Palliative Care
• Permanent role
• 24 hours per week (0.6 FTE)- days and hours negotiable (no weekend hours)
• Hybrid work options
• Supervision included and extensive professional development program

• Salary packaging and other benefits
• Supportive and experienced MDT environment
• Opportunities to participate in clinical research and postgraduate study
• Fleet vehicles, brand new facility and modern office and clinical areas for Allied Health

About the role

Based at Calvary Kooyong in Caulfield South, Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem is a leading provider of specialist services for people living with progressive neurological diseases and those needing palliative care. Services include an inpatient ward, Community Palliative Care Service, State Wide Progressive Neurological Diseases Service, CHSP and NDIS Provider service.

You will work primarily in our Community Palliative Care Service (CPCS) primarily, providing home-based Occupational Therapy to support people living with a life-limiting illness and their family and friends. Occupational Therapy service provision supports symptom management and improving quality of life through advice on comfort and positioning, fatigue management, falls prevention, pressure injury prevention and management of pressure injuries, prescription of assistive technology, education to carers and paid workers about how to provide care in the daily routine and at end of life (for example, bed-based care). You are part of a multidisciplinary team including nurses, medical consultant, social worker, physiotherapist, music therapist and bereavement support staff to support people with their goals and to improve their quality of life.

You will provide supervision and leadership to the grade 2 OT in the CPCS team and lead the OT palliative service stream across the Bethlehem service streams, including the inpatient unit.  All OT staff are required to support leave cover in other streams in the department when required to manage periods of leave and staffing gaps.

Your main duties will include:

• Advanced palliative care Occupational Therapy skills and expertise
• Home-based and inpatient clinical service provision
• Provide support and advice to members of the OT team and other internal and external stakeholders
• Responding to and triaging referrals
• Monitoring service activity and statistics
• Providing leadership in palliative care Occupational Therapy through evidence-based practice
• Identifying service improvement needs, and leading service development with the OT and CPCS team
• Managing clinical load and non-clinical role requirements

About you

• You are an OT a passion for providing quality palliative care and you have established skills and expertise in this field
• You have some experience or interest in developing skills in progressive neurological OT
• You have outstanding communication skills
• You are an emerging or established leader
• You are self-directed, organised, enjoy a balance of team and autonomous tasks
• You are reflective in your clinical practice
• You are a person-centred, creative and flexible therapist who is able to work with dignity of risk and respect for individual choice and control
• You have some knowledge in navigating the interface of palliative care, health and disability to support patients and team members with coordination of care
• AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Drivers Licence

Please apply through our careers portal. Applications will only be accepted if a CV/resume and a customised cover letter outlining your skills and interest in the role are included.

For further information please contact Stephanie Williams, Allied Health Manager, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem. Stephanie.Williams@calvarycare.org.au

 Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter. 

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits: 

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

 Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella .