Job no: 863500
Work type: Part time
Location: Various
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide
• Salary AHP-3 $102,641 - $110,094 p.a.
• Temporary up to 5/2/25 and part-time working 22.5 hours per week

About the role

The Senior Occupational Therapist is an experienced and highly competent clinician who as a member of the interdisciplinary team, delivers quality services to clients within SA Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, and provides clinical/professional leadership in the area of brain injury to occupational therapists working within SA BIRS, across Central Adelaide Local Health Network and South Australia.

This role has leadership responsibilities within the CALHN Occupational Therapy Network and collaborates with other Clinical Seniors to actively promote and contribute to research and evaluation to inform improvements in clinical practice and holds a portfolio relevant to services on behalf of CALHN OT.

This position is based in the inpatient SA Rehabilitation Brain Injury Unit (BIRU) located at the Repat Health Precent. BIRU provides post-acute inpatient rehabilitation in SA for patients, prioritising those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) presenting with complex neurological, neuro-cognitive or neuro-behavioural needs. It is a South Australian state-wide specialist rehabilitation service, which also provides services for clients from western New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

About you:

You will have:

• An appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Registration Board of Australia and general registration with Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Highly developed ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with clients, carers, staff and relevant others.
• Extensive and current clinical experience working in Occupational Therapy with adults with brain injury.
• Ability to lead and foster teamwork and co-operation between occupational therapy and across multiple disciplines and within teams of diverse membership.
• The ability to apply high level professional judgement, clinical reasoning, and skills to the clinical management of patients with significant levels of complexity.
• Evidence based knowledge of Occupational Therapy best practice in management of patients with brain injury.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available.
• Professional Development allowance available - up to $2,000
• Attractive salary packaging options. This allows you to pay for certain expenses with pre-tax dollars. You could reduce your taxable income so you could pay less tax – and end up with more spending money.
• Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians 
• Strong relationships with the universities regarding research and student supervision, providing great opportunities for our staff to build knowledge and variety in their roles.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities
• Strong governance and clinical supervision support for clinicians

Essential Requirements:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Working with Children Check
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Information:

• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening. 

Job ref: 863500

Enquiries to:

Kirsty Jewell

Telephone: 8222 1698

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 3 May 2024

Attachments

 863500 RD Senior Occupational Therapist BIRU.pdf

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Advertised: 19 Apr 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 03 May 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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