Occupational Therapist- Calvary Health Care Bethlehem
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:
About you
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.
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:
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.
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Location: | Australia Australian Capital Territory Australia |
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PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters. Only direct applications will be considered. |