Employment Type - Permanent Part Time
Hours per fortnight - 40
Job Category - Other Professionals - Occupational Therapy
Req Id - 4338
HAVE IT ALL
JOIN OUR ALLIED HEALTH TEAM NOW
* Provide collaborative leadership to our Hand Therapy team
* Drive innovation within a high performing interprofessional team
* Deliver Advanced Practice Hand Therapy clinics
* Permanent part time opportunity 0.53EFT (40 hours per fortnight)
About Barwon Health
Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.
About The Role
As the successful applicant you will work alongside peer Grade 3 Hand Therapists, Gr 4 Advanced Practice Hand Therapy leads, Plastics Surgery team, Occupational Therapy (OT) senior management team and Hand Therapy team in delivering a high quality evidence based Hand Therapy Service. You will play an integral role in clinical service delivery through the assessment of patients and determination of pathways of care.
In working with all stakeholders, the key objectives of the role include:
* Performing comprehensive consumer assessments that determine appropriate care pathways.
* Working effectively and collaboratively as a member of the highly performing inter-professional teams that include plastic surgeons, hand therapists, advanced practice hand therapists, nursing staff and physiotherapists, in the delivery of care.
* Providing clinical leadership, education and expert consultancy to Barwon Health hand therapy staff and the multi-disciplinary team.
* In collaboration with the Gr 4 Advanced Practice Hand Therapy lead, peer Gr 3 Hand Therapists, OT site manager, OT Department manager, and the plastic surgery team, assist in the strategic planning, implementation, coordination and review of services.
Contact person: Angela McLoughlan
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Application closing date: 2nd May 2025
Position Description
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