Senior Occupational Therapist - Specialist Care Dementia Program

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Specialist Care Dementia Unit
• Salary $102,641 - $110,094 p.a. (pro rata) AHP3 | Part Time, 18.75 hours p/w, Ongoing

Join the empathetic and professional team at the Specialist Care Dementia Unit as a Senior Occupational Therapist!
The SCDU is a federal initiative in partnership with the state or territory governments in supporting care of residents in approved residential aged care facilities, who provide Specialist Care to people living with BPSD and are unable to be supported in main- stream residential aged care.
The Senior Occupational Therapist participates as a member of the Specialist Care Dementia Unit (SCDU), which will provide support to patients with memory loss and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) to develop and action patient centred management plans to support patient well-being.
About the Role:
As the Senior Occupational Therapist, your duties may include:

• Assessing client's occupational abilities, problems and needs using a variety of formal and informal assessments
• Providing Occupational Therapy services to patients of the Specialist Care Dementia Unit, including using a broad range of technologies as required
• Developing Behaviour Support Plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, the person and their family
• Developing and implementing person-centred sensory modulation intervention for patients.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
• Broad experience and clinical expertise in the provision of clinical Occupational Therapy services (assessment and treatment) to clients with a range of disorders and disabilities, in particular clients with complex needs and the older person including those with cognitive impairment or a diagnosis of dementia
• Demonstrated ability to undertake assessment and intervention with clients with a variety of disorders and disabilities including management of complex cases, particularly those with cognitive impairment or diagnosis of dementia.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical management and leadership within a discrete unit, including program evaluation and service development.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
For further information regarding this role, contact: Amanda Smith, Director of Occupational Therapy, on 0421 098 136 or
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 16th January 2024
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Advertised: 02 Jan 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 16 Jan 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
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