Occupaitonal Therapist Level 3 - Acute Care
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ570178
Applications Close: 14/05/2025
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.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Nepean Occupational Therapy team. The successful incumbent will serve as the Senior Occupational Therapist that provides clinical governance, leadership, and expertise within the acute medical wards. The position is also responsible for the complex clinical management as well as supervision of staff. Our Occupational Therapy team ensures the provision of safe, timely, compassionate and high quality person-centred care for all of our patients and their families.
We encourage you to take this next step in your career with us. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- 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.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- Recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Professionals (State) Award, current registration with AHPRA and commitment to own ongoing professional development.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience and specialisation in acute or sub-acute care.
- Ability to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team and to apply advanced clinical reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that includes extensive experience in completing formal reports and liaising, educating and collaborating with patients, stakeholders and other agencies.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with experience in the supervision, education and performance management of staff, students and allied health assistants.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and support others in continuous quality improvement strategies.
- Current Driver’s license and willingness to use it for work 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?
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For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Wykes on Michelle.Wykes@health.nsw.gov.au
