The Royal Children's Hospital

Occupational Therapist - Community Aged Care | South-Metro Roles

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  $80k - $108k/yr  •  Nedlands, AU (Remote)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Indigo (formerly Independent Living Centre WA) is a leading provider of Allied Health Services. We provide tailored allied health and assistive technology solutions to people with disabilities, seniors, carers, health professionals and educators. Through our customer-centric services we aim to achieve greater independence and inclusion for all.

THE ROLE:

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist for a community based aged-care role.

As an Occupational Therapist you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing the independence, wellbeing and quality of life of your clients. As a part of this, you will conduct in-home assessments and provide clinical interventions including the recommendation of assistive technology and basic home

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who can cover parts of the South-Metro areas. This is a hybrid role working with clients in their homes, in our office and from home.

Duties will include:

  • Provide expert advice, assessment and prescription of assistive technology and home adjustments to CHSP eligible clients.
  • Assist with coordination of a case load, planning, service delivery, and evaluation.
  • Maintain appropriate clinical documentation.
  • Identify and complete referrals to other services as required

THE CANDIDATE

The successful candidate will be a passionate, self-driven, and innovative Occupational Therapist.

You will be organised and flexible with a high standard of communication, problem-solving and initiative. You will be comfortable and capable to work autonomously within the community setting.

You will have sound clinical expertise, preferably within the Aged Care sector.

The candidate will possess:

  • A passion for working in community based aged care.
  • The ability to work with individuals, care givers, health professionals and other staff within a consultative and collaborative environment to achieve positive outcomes for clients.
  • Current registration with AHPRA, NDIS Workers Screening check, WA Drivers License, and current First Aid and CPR.

WE OFFER

  • In this role you will be involved in rewarding work with an opportunity to be a part of a “Values based” organisation – making a difference in people’s lives. We can offer:
  • $81,000 - $108,000(experience dependent)
  • Professional Development – funding and time available for every therapist.
  • Clinical Support - Two weeks of comprehensive orientation including shadowing of experienced Therapists and dedicated support from Team Leads.
  • Opportunity to work in a highly collaborative and close-knit team.
  • Ability to work remotely, provided with a work from home setup and available support.
  • Flexible work arrangements including working days (minimum 3 days per week)
  • Travel Reimbursements.
  • Generous Salary Packaging, up to an additional $18,549 tax free FBT
  • True Work Life Balance with additional 3.5 days leave (pro-rata) / ability to purchase additional leave.
  • Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family
  • Health & Well-being Program including partnerships with Medibank, Hesta, PeopleSense and many others.

View full Position Description at https://www.indigo.org.au/careers/ or email HR@indigo.org.au.

Contact Janesta Stobbe Manager – Aged Care Services at Janesta.Stobbe@indigo.org.au to

discuss the specifics of the position.

Short listing will commence immediately, and we reserve the right to interview prior to advert closing. We thank all candidates for their interest and taking the time to apply for this position at Indigo.

Only those with the right to live & work in Australia need apply.

Mission: We strive towards our mission of a community in which all abilities are valued, where people have the knowledge, tools, and confidence to participate.

Values: Passion, Integrity, Creativity, Together

We value our people at Indigo and strive to have a positive and adaptive culture, one that aligns with our values; so cultural fit is just as important to us as qualifications, technical skill, and experience

We promote and support diversity and inclusion in our workplace. If you require any additional support during the recruitment/interview phase, please contact hr@indigo.org.au

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The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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