Senior Occupational Therapist - Adult Mental Health
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- Mental Health Clinician
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- REQ522859 Requisition #
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- Sep 26, 2024 Post Date
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $108595 - $112114 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ522859
Location: Broken Hill NSW
- Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience.
- Grow your career with ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke!
Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.
What you'll be doing
Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team using recovery orientated trauma informed approaches to encourage and increase functional capacity and independence.
What we offer
- 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
- Novated Leasing
- Remote Area Housing Benefit
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Fitness Passport
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
- Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities.
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possibly:
- A bachelor or post graduate degree in Occupational Therapy with current authority to practice as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Demonstrated capabilities and experience in recovery-oriented Occupational Therapy service provision in an adult mental health setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of the effects of severe and persistent mental illness and drug and alcohol on people, and a willingness to actively engage with consumers to minimise this impact.
- Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers and their families to enhance health outcomes.
- Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills together with willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues and students.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills including the verbal and written ability to communicate and consult with clients, family and/or carers and other health, community and welfare professionals together with intermediate computer skills including use of the Microsoft Office suite.
- Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems and the ability to maintain accurate medical records utilising appropriate documentation and entering data related to activity in a timely manner.
- Ability to work in sites across the Local Health District as required or directed with a valid unrestricted Class C driver’s licence for use in NSW and willingness to travel in the course of employment.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.
If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kate Vandenheuvel on Kate.Vandenheuvel@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 29 October 2024
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
