Job Info
Location: MOUNT ISA, QLD
Salary:
Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position
Job Description
Relocation assistance $180 per fortnight Rental Subsidy Annual Flight Home upon 12 months of service
5 weeks annual leave + leave loading paid Senior Occupational Therapist – Mount Isa, Queensland. Employment Type: Permanent – Full-Time
Practice Information: This organisation has been providing culturally competent allied health, aged care, mental health, and wellbeing services for over 30 years. Servicing more than 50 remote and rural Queensland communities, they are a vibrant not-for-profit organisation with strong community connections and a commitment to supporting healthier people.
Position Description: You’ll work alongside a dedicated team of allied health professionals to deliver holistic, client-focused care. This is not your typical private practice role, you’ll enjoy flexibility, a varied caseload, and the opportunity to see the long-term outcomes of your work in the community.
Day-to-day Responsibilities: Help clients participate more fully in daily life and community activities
Conduct functional assessments and develop tailored treatment plans Recommend and implement environmental modifications and assistive technology Provide education and guidance to families, carers, teachers, and employers
Deliver early childhood supports and promote healthy living initiatives Work collaboratively with other disciplines to achieve the best outcomes for clients Senior responsibilities will include:
Providing clinical direction for the Occupational Therapy Team across the business, in conjunction with Allied Health Team Leaders; Implementing and reviewing clinical procedures, policies and ensuring accreditation standards are met; Organisation of Occupational Therapy student placement activities;
Providing clinical mentoring support and clinical education to the Occupational Therapy cohort, and wider health skilled team. Supporting participants inclusion in the communities and activities they choose; Assessing clients' emotional, cognitive, developmental and physical capabilities using clinical observations and standardised assessments;
Planning and directorship of programs through the use of vocational, recreational, social and educational activities on an individual and group basis; Assessing clients' functional potential in their home, leisure, work and school environments, and recommend environmental adaptations to maximise their performance; Providing advice to family members, carers, employers and teachers about adapting clients' home, leisure, work and school environments;
Delivering goal-directed early childhoods supports; and Assisting with community education activities to improve the health of individuals by raising awareness of healthy lifestyles, diseases and disabilities. Benefits:
Competitive salary + super + salary sacrificing up to $15,900 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading $180/fortnight rental subsidy (Mt Isa and Longreach only)