Senior Occupational Therapist Opportunity
A dynamic career awaits you in the realm of forensic mental health, where challenge and reward intersect.
Job Overview
This esteemed role offers a unique chance to support individuals with mental illness and offending behavior. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention, empowering patients to adapt and integrate into their communities.
Duties:
* OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT: Assess, interpret, and intervene to enhance occupational performance through identifying individual needs based on functional deficits and strengths, risk assessment, and promoting occupational choices that balance work, leisure, and self-care.
* LIFE ROLE DEVELOPMENT: Focus on the development of life roles and skills required by patients for community adaptation and integration, including skill development, self-awareness, and maintenance of a responsible attitude to time use, drug use, and other behaviors that may lead to re-offending.
* RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT: Understand the risks associated with restrictive environments and their impact on occupational deprivation, alienation, and subsequent impact on occupational performance.
* Clinical Leadership: Take a leading role within the clinical team on occupational performance issues, functional skill development, and promoting engagement in meaningful occupations.
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The successful candidate will be expected to assess, interpret, and intervene to improve occupational performance through identifying individual needs based on functional deficits and strengths, risk assessment, and promoting occupational choices that balance work, leisure, and self-care.
About You
* A minimum of 5 years' experience as an Occupational Therapist (preferable)
* Highly developed skills in the mental health field, including knowledge and understanding of the needs of mentally ill people; understanding of same in forensic mental health highly desirable
* Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and to work collaboratively, flexibly, and responsibly with consumers, their families, and carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team, and colleagues
* Solid conceptual understanding of the theories of occupational performance, including the Model of Human Occupation, and be committed to understanding and improving consumer functioning through formal assessment and treatment using recognized Occupational Therapy models of intervention
The ideal candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential and possess an approved degree in Occupational Therapy recognized for membership of Occupational Therapy Australia – Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.
Benefits
This role offers a stimulating work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the satisfaction of making a positive impact on individuals' lives.
Requirements
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, applicants must have relevant experience and skills in occupational therapy, particularly in the area of forensic mental health. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for success in this role.