Occupational Therapist

About the role

As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide contemporary occupational therapy assessment, formulation and intervention services to adult inpatients within the Mental Health Unit at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH).  Working within a recovery-oriented and trauma-informed model of care, you will use your clinical expertise to assess sensory, cognitive and functional needs, develop intervention strategies, contribute to discharge planning, and advocate for consumers, families and carers. You will also play an important role in supporting sensory approaches, promoting safe and therapeutic environments, and contributing to ongoing service improvement initiatives.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Referral and liaison with other healthcare services, government and non-government agencies for facilitation and promotion of further rehabilitation and recovery.
• Advocacy to promote consumer, family and carer identified needs within the service.
• Exercise increasingly independent clinical judgement and core problem solving skills and appropriate risk management strategies to a complex inpatient caseload with supervision from a more senior clinician, commensurate with level of knowledge and clinical expertise.
• Provide competent level of occupational therapy advice and education to the multidisciplinary team, operational supervisors, and key stakeholders such as government and non-government support roles, carers and family members as required.
• Participate in the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols and other quality and service improvement and research activities within the Mental Health Service to continually improve consumer care.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED