Description:
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Older Persons Mental Health
- Salary $86,950- $100,729 p.a. (pro rata) AHP2 | Full Time - Contract available until July 2025!
Join the team as an Occupational Therapist and help support our commitment to quality patient care!
About the Role:
Working as a part of the OPMHS multi-disciplinary team, the Occupational Therapist undertakes complex Occupational Therapy and mental health specific service provision. Service provision aims to enhance the mental health and functional independence of consumers of Older Persons Mental Health Service. The Occupational Therapist may be required to work within both community and inpatient psycho-geriatric settings.
About you:
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
- Experience in a multidisciplinary team environment in mental health.
- Experience in the provision of Mental Health Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
- Experience in the collaborative development, implementation and monitoring of planned interventions for consumers with complex mental health needs.
- Must be highly motivated and have the ability to engage with consumers who have extremely high service needs.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Jess Mathews, Team Manager, (08) 7117 5037, Jessica.Mathews@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 29th April 2024
Attachments:
- 864113 Occupational Therapist - Role Description.pdf
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
- In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits. Watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 864113