Senior Palliative Care Occupational Therapist
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Lvl 3
Remuneration: $112396 - $116038 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ539912
Location: Broken Hill NSW
- We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!
- Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms.
What you'll be doing
- Provide senior clinical leadership within the Allied Health Palliative care service provision, including optimisation of patient care delivery, as well as supporting the mentoring and development of staff.
- Responsible for a clinical caseload of patients across the lifespan, with complex needs who are approaching or reaching the end of their life in the community or as an inpatient, across the FWLHD.
- Participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of occupational therapy services to palliative care patients across the FWLHD
- Work with the multidisciplinary palliative care team to develop key performance indicators for the service to guide quality improvement and/or research initiatives.
- Candidates of relevant experience at Level 2 year 3-4 with a plan to progress to Level 3 are also encouraged to apply.
What is on 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
- A paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
- Leaning and Development support with access to further education & training
- Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
- A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep
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 possible:
- Current registration to practice as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board, AHPRA. Current class C NSW drivers licence or equivalent
- Evidence of advanced clinical skills and demonstrated experience in the provision of occupational therapy services for palliative care clients
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including collaborative stakeholder consultation.
- Demonstrated advanced reasoning skills and ability to prioritise, organise and manage autonomously across a complex range of clinical settings
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes with other staff
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical supervision, mentoring and development of junior staff and students
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
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 Brianna Turley on Brianna.Turley@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 16 January 2025
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.
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.
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