As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will be providing a vital service to customers assessing their current and future health, safety and independence requirements and identify solutions for appropriate housing and modifications. You will exercise professional independence whilst working closely with one or more local housing teams and receive professional support from a Principal Occupational Therapist to deliver these services.
What You Will Be Doing
* Work collaboratively with the local Area Manager/Manager to lead and deliver holistic, place-based and trauma-informed occupational therapy services.
* Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, expertise and advice for customers requiring home modifications, transfers, tenancy management or housing assistance.
* Work closely with allied health or other service partners to flexibly deliver services to customers on-line, by telephone or in person with a focus on safety, service excellence and quality outcomes.
* Contribute to the design and review of new accessible social housing properties.
* Provide a consultative service to Department staff and other agencies about the housing needs of customers who have a disability, long-term health condition or who are ageing.
* Provide leadership by modelling and fostering professionalism, accountability and ethical behaviour.
* Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning workplace health and safety are applied and a part of day to-day operations.
* Prepare and maintain high quality reports and customer records consistent with departmental and professional requirements.
* Contribute to professional development, research, team planning and decision making and the continuous improvement of policies and practices.
* Have the opportunity to supervise students and mentor new staff.
What we are looking for
We are looking to find the person best suited for the role and will be considering your knowledge, skills, experience, potential for development and future contribution to the department as well as your personal qualities and how they contribute to our department's equity and diversity objectives which aim to build a workforce that reflects the Queensland community.
It is recognised that everyone is a leader regardless of classification level. Refer to the Individual Contributor stream of the Leadership competencies for Queensland framework to understand the expectations for this role.
The Skills You Will Need Include Being Able To
* Experience in providing occupational therapy services to people with complex needs.
* Ability to acquire expert proficiency in home modification and housing solutions.
* Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders.
* A positive and balanced approach to managing conflicting demands and assisting team members to adapt to changing customer needs/expectations.
* Cultural capability with people from diverse backgrounds.
* Demonstrated ability to model professional, ethical, and culturally sensitive behaviour and consistently apply those standards to yourself and others.
Mandatory Requirement
* Class C Driver's Licence
* Degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognised tertiary institution and be registered or eligible for registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
* Flexibility to travel in Queensland is desirable
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Occupational group
Community Care