Job Description:
HIP Complex Care Services Combined Occupational Therapist - Care Coordinator or Occupational Therapist within the Complex Care Team
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for providing assessment, intervention and management to achieve optimal functional recovery, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life.
You will work with clients experiencing safety, functional, medical and environmental issues that impact on functional independence. You will work with clients in the community with multiple health issues, comorbidities and complex care needs that impact safety, function, independence and occupational performance.
Your role may involve home assessments, prescription of equipment, falls prevention, pressure care, functional assessments and retraining in activities of daily living.
About the Role
* Complex Care Occupational Therapist: As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment, intervention and management to achieve optimal functional recovery, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life.
* Complex Care Coordination:As a Care Coordinator you will provide person-centred care coordination for eligible, high-risk clients living with chronic disease, comorbidities, complex aged care and other health and wellbeing needs.
What We Offer
* A challenging and rewarding work environment.
* Fitzroy location.
* Opportunities for professional development.
* Ability to join fitness programs.
About Complex Care and Chronic Disease
This position will be part of the HIP Complex Care and Chronic Disease Service (CC/CD). The key aim of the CC/CD Service is to improve health outcomes for people who either frequently present, or who are at risk of presenting to hospital, because of complex medical and or social issues.
Clinical service delivery is undertaken in the clients' own home and their local community.
Working at Our Organisation
We are a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. We provide a diverse range of adult clinical services and are driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application Information
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.