• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
  
• Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1/2
• Location: Katoomba
  
• Remuneration: $73,427.00 - $104,753.00 per annum
  
• Hours Per Week: 38

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role. 

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offer a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centres. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion for providing occupational therapy services to consumers and their families? We are inviting qualified Occupational Therapists to join our Katoomba Mental Health team. This position is part of an integrated adult (18-65 years) community mental health service.

In this role, you will ensure provision of care coordination and contribute in a variety of other ways to the overall functioning of the mental health service as required. The incumbent will positively and proactively contribute to strengthening partnerships between the mental health service and other service partners both internal and external to the district.

We invite you to make your next career move with us. Apply Now!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age. 

Selection Criteria:

• Current registration to practice as an Occupational Therapist with the with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated capabilities for recovery-oriented mental health care and a commitment to the development of recovery-oriented approaches to occupational therapy in mental health.
• Experience in designing and implementing client centred rehabilitation plans, managing complex client care, and participating in discharge planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate meaningfully with consumers and carers with a commitment and understanding of recovery principles in mental health service provision.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of NSW Mental Health Act, 2007.
• Demonstrated skills in verbal communication with consumers, teams, and agencies, with experience in clinical documentation and formal reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of relevant evidence-based practice resources to guide decision making and commitment to quality improvement.
• Current driver's licence and willingness to use for work travel purposes

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description
2) For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Johnson on [email protected]