Overview
Occupational Therapist - Home and Community Services. Join to apply for the Occupational Therapist - Home and Community Services role at Bendigo Advertiser. Location – travel around Newcastle/Hunter area. Full Time or Part Time (min 3 days, adaptable on days and hours). Pay rate – up to $54.50 per hour (based on experience) + superannuation. Not-for-profit employer, so you pay less tax. Catholic Healthcare is celebrating 30 years of providing care and currently has 5000+ employees. Our mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities. This is a unique opportunity for an Occupational Therapist looking for a varied and autonomous role in Community Aged Care on a full-time or part-time permanent basis.
Your role includes visiting clients in their homes, providing comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions that promote health, wellness and independence while supporting them to continue living safely in the community.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive OT assessments for clients, including those with multiple and complex needs.
- Provide specific OT services and programs, including home assessments and advice on activities of daily living with recommendations involving home modifications, equipment prescription, care planning and education.
- Facilitate and assist in development of a range of community-based health and wellness programs and groups.
- Involve clients and carers in developing care plans that are person-centred and reablement-focused.
- Provide support, education and direction to community workers and staff to assist them to best support clients.
- Submit individual applications for home modifications and equipment in accordance with program guidelines.
- Work collaboratively with the wider allied health team, including nurses, physiotherapists, fitness instructors and allied health assistants.
- Face-to-face clinical work with minimum travel time between clients and time allocated for administration and reporting.
- Ongoing liaison with external agencies and suppliers to arrange services and products required by clients in accordance with policies and procedures.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy with post-graduate experience.
- Current AHPRA registration.
- Commitment and enthusiastic approach towards working with clients, families, carers and advocates.
- Experience in equipment prescription, pressure care, home modifications and falls prevention for older adults.
- Industry knowledge of local and international wellness and reablement models of care.
- Experience working in a community setting and knowledge of the aged and disability service system in the community health sector – desirable but not essential.
- Current Driver’s Licence and a registered and insured motor vehicle.
- Willingness to apply for a Police Check.
What We Can Offer You
- Paid travel time & KM’s reimbursed.
- Not-for-profit tax benefits so you pay less tax.
- Access to professional development and clinical support (up to $2,000 CPD allowance per year).
- Fitness Passport discounted gym benefits.
- Paid Parental leave.
- Long Service leave after 5 years.
- 40+ locations across NSW and QLD if you choose to move.
- A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds.
Apply online now. Catholic Healthcare acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and dream. We pay our respects to their Indigenous Elders past and present, for they hold the traditions, culture, and hopes of their people as we journey towards reconciliation. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability. Hello Recruitment Agencies, thanks for thinking of us. Right now, we’re looking to fill this opportunity directly so if we do need your assistance we’ll be in touch.
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📌 Occupational Therapist - Home and Community Services
🏢 Bendigo Advertiser
📍 Newcastle City Council