Job Description

Occupational Therapist Grade 2

Full time

Cabrini Malvern

We’re building for the better!

By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

About Allied Health services

Allied Health at Cabrini is a rapidly expanding and highly integrated service comprising twelve professional disciplines. The department plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the organisation.

Cabrini Allied Health offers a wide range of opportunities, including senior consultant and leadership roles, clinical stream positions, junior staff rotation and support programs, professional development and teaching opportunities, and the cultivation of strong external and university partnerships.

Our Occupational Therapy team delivers high-quality, evidence-based care across acute, rehabilitation, palliative, and ambulatory services. We’re committed to patient-centred care in a collaborative, supportive environment.

What the role involves:

• Deliver patient-centred Occupational Therapy care, including assessment, treatment, re-evaluation, documentation, team liaison, and discharge planning

• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support safe and effective patient transitions

• Apply sound clinical knowledge and reasoning of Occupational Therapy practice and principles

• Manage time effectively, prioritising workload in a dynamic clinical environment

• Demonstrate initiative, with a strong commitment to ongoing learning and professional development

What we're looking for:

We are seeking a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist with experience in rehabilitation who is confident, compassionate, and committed to delivering patient-centred care. Early career Grade 2 clinicians are encouraged to apply.

You will have:

• Current registration with AHPRA and eligibility for membership to OT Australia.

• Current Victorian driver's license.

• Commitment to quality patient care and outcomes.

• Excellent communication, time management and organisational skills.

• Well-developed interpersonal & communication skills – written and verbal - with a strong client focus.

• Positive attitude and ability to be flexible.

• Working with Children’s Check.

What we offer:

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits

• Convenience Vibrant Malvern location, close to local shops, cafes and public transport

• Travel Perks Myki Commuter discounted fares

• A commitment to health and well-being initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport

• Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

Interested? For further information view the full position description here or contact Courtney Agland - Head of Occupational Therapy Services on 0400 566 371 OR Rehabilitation Team Leader Ailsa Clarke on 0407 946 092

Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.