Monash at Home - Grade 2 Occupational Therapist
Full time position. Part time applicants will also be considered
Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful
Our Journey:
The Monash at Home – Aged and Rehabilitation Care service, previously GEM at Home, launched in December 2020. The service is a fundamental part of the broader Aged and Rehabilitation Division, providing safe and high-quality home-based subacute level care for individuals with complex medical, functional, and often cognitive issues, who require comprehensive, medically led multidisciplinary assessment and optimisation.
The service is seen as an alternative to hospital-based subacute care, designed to facilitate an earlier discharge from acute care and/or to avoid a subacute hospital stay entirely. Patients within the service receive at least daily visits from a member of the multidisciplinary team and access to 24-hour telephone support.?The model of care aims to provide short term, high quality, safe and effective patient centred care to individuals within the primary Monash Health catchment. The Program is entering an exciting phase of growth which will include, but not limited to, increasing the service clinical capacity and extending the geographical catchment.
These roles are located in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria as well as servicing various Monash Health sites including The Kingston Centre in Cheltenahm and Cranbourne. Travel to and working at any of these sites is a requirement of the role.
A Day in the Life:
The Grade 2 Occupational Therapist with the Monash at Home – Aged and Rehabilitation Care service, facilitates the independence, safety and quality of life of clients through a commitment to client focused, excellent care, collaborative practice and evidence based knowledge. The OT is responsible for working with the inter-professional team to provide this care through creating strong partnerships within and outside of Monash Health. Key elements of the role include:
1. Holistic client assessment, planning, and intervention, monitoring, discharge planning, home assessments, equipment prescription and education for clients, carers and staff.
2. Consistent re-evaluation of protocols and practices and patient care to ensure best practice.
3. Clinical mentoring and education for Occupational Therapy and other students
What You Bring:
You are passionate Occupational Therapist with exceptional clinical knowledge and assessment skills, and ability to work with a range of stakeholders. You demonstrate this passion in delivering clinical care in the community setting and through working within a team in this field. You have proven ability to deliver successful, timely outcomes?across service delivery, and you are an effective communicator who builds rapport rapidly, and whilst you can work autonomously, you are also a strong team player.
On a personal level, you can also demonstrate:
4. Your forward thinking approach to care – your ideas matter to us
5. Enthusiasm for working in a multifaceted role
6. Advanced clinical reasoning skills
7. Ambition to grow your clinical skills and expand your knowledge
8. Your proactive and team player attitude
9. Your strong communication and interpersonal skills
What you need:
10. Bachelor of Occupational Therapist or Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent
11. Current general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) – Occupational Therapy, with no restrictions
12. Current driver’s licence without restrictions
13. Member of the Australian Occupational Therapy Association, including involvement in relevant special interest group/s will be highly regarded
14. Working towards, or completion of, any post graduate study will be highly regarded
In return:
15. A supportive and cohesive team within a larger interdisciplinary setting
16. Genuine career progression pathways
17. Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jacinta Sadler, Allied Health and Psychology Manager – 0438 068 750
Monash Health is a great place to work
18. Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:
19. salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
20. a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
21. free vaccinations
22. private health insurance at discounted rates
23. health imaging services
24. + more
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers.? More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and we are committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five iCare values:
How to Apply
Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to attached 'Application Guide' located under Position Documents.
Please note, applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.