Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline(PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you: 

You are a qualified Occupational Therapist with knowledge, expertise and skill in Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention, and evaluation in the hospital & community setting, including demonstrated commitment to professional development, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. You have highly developed interpersonal skills, including communication and problem solving, suitable for functioning as a professional service provider in a multidisciplinary setting interacting with community agencies and external stakeholders. Experience in a cross-cultural setting is advantageous and ability, or the ability to rapidly acquire the skills to provide guidance to less experienced staff members, allied health assistants and students.

Your opportunity: 

To deliver Occupational Therapy clinical services proportionate to level of skills and abilities within a variety of acute and sub-acute clinical service areas of rural Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service facilities.

Your role: 

• Provide evidence based, patient focused Occupational Therapy clinical services within acute and sub-acute settings as rostered by:
• Utilising increasing professional and clinical knowledge, expertise, and clinical decision-making skills to enhance service delivery in line with clinical and departmental work instructions, under the clinical practice supervision or professional guidance of a more senior clinician.
• Actively participating in the development of clinical instructions and procedures under the guidance of senior clinicians.
• Fostering and maintaining close communication links with internal (including multidisciplinary team) and external stakeholders to ensure coordination of patient care in a professional manner.
• Developing clinical practice knowledge and expertise through self-directed learning, active learning within the team and by engaging in professional development activities and regular performance and development plans.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )