• Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
  
• Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
  
• Location: Lemongrove Campus
  
• Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
  
• Hours Per Week: 14
  
• Requisition ID: REQ560528

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.

The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).

Our Community Supportive Care service aims to promote and support a client’s function and independence at home whilst providing support to their family and carers. An opportunity has become available for a qualified Occupational Therapist to join our interdisciplinary team. This position works with other community health teams, general practitioners, hospital teams, and specialist palliative care services to co-ordinate and deliver best supportive care to clients with late stage degenerative and chronic conditions within the last 2 years of life.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will develop measurable and realistic goals, care plans, and priorities to ensure timely clinical intervention. Together with the team, clients, and carers; the Occupational Therapist will implement and review the care plan and provide education and information regarding ongoing intervention, equipment, and community resources whilst ensuring close liaison and timely referrals to other team members and service providers.

The successful incumbent will demonstrate advanced reasoning skills and ability to work autonomously with minimum direct clinical supervision when providing care to the clients of the service. Key to your success is effective prioritisation and management of individual caseload to ensure timely access to services including SASH, My Aged Care and Enable. We invite you to make the next career step with us.

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Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD 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.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

Selection Criteria

1. Degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration with Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (AHPRA).
2. Demonstrated high level of clinical expertise and knowledge in the assessment and management of clients with chronic and complex conditions including experience in palliative care across community or hospital settings.
3. Demonstrated leadership ability to provide clinical support, education, and consultation to health professionals in area of specialty to improve client outcomes and service design.
4. Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making abilities according to best practice including the ability to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
5. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, carers and stakeholders and provide advice to managers on service development.
6. Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
7. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and maintaining involvement within the wider interdisciplinary team.
8. Current driver's licence (including P1 or above) and willingness to use for work purposes. This may include driving long distances across the LHD.

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 Mathew Hutton on [email protected]