AddressPosition Title: Team Lead Occupational Therapist Palliative and Supportive Care
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per week: 38 Hours
Position Grade: Level 4 (Year 1-2)
Salary: $117,544-$120,393 base salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Health Employees Agreement 2022
Department Name: Occupational Therapy, Darlinghurst Campus
About us:
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent's include:
- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent's Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic Team leading our approach to the provision of quality care to clients of the Occupational Therapy department palliative and supportive care service.
The Team lead Palliative Care Occupational Therapist (Level 4) is a clinical specialist position which requires advanced clinical reasoning and practice skills.
The Team lead Palliative Care Occupational Therapist has a responsibility in leading the provision of Occupational Therapy services to patients within the Sacred Heart Supportive and Palliative Care Service.
This position also has professional leadership and coordination for the professions of Occupational Therapy, Diversional Therapy, Music Therapy, AHA and Art Psychotherapy. This includes the management of standards of professional practice and ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient and effective patient care.
The Team lead Palliative Care Occupational Therapist represents Occupational Therapy and provides advice to the Director of Supportive and Palliative Care, the Sacred Heart Health Service Manager and the Occupational Therapy Manager on clinical service delivery, practice and redesign and assists the service managers in developing clinical services in response to demand and client needs.
This position is also a consultancy service in Palliative Care across the St Vincent's Health Network and State/Federal Networks.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the 'Selection Criteria' as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent's Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent's Health Australia.
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and Current Australian Occupational Therapy Registration (AHPRA).
- Extensive postgraduate Occupational Therapy clinical experience with significant involvement in one or more in the following areas: Palliative Care, Haematology/Oncology, Motor Neuron Diseases, Transplant or other life-limiting illness.
- Extensive experience in provision of clinical supervision to Occupational Therapists, students and other support staff.
- Well-developed communication and negotiation skills, including verbal, written and multidisciplinary liaison.
- Experience in clinical management including service planning and conducting quality improvement projects.
- Experience in teaching and consultation in related clinical areas.
- Current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver's License.
Applications close on 20 June 2024
