Occupational Therapist

NextSense; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 68,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Christmas + annual leave

Parental leave

Education & development

Job summary

NextSense is a not-for-profit organisation providing hearing and vision services across Australia. This permanent full-time Occupational Therapist role is based in Liverpool and reports to the Team Lead - Greater Sydney.

The role offers flexibility, generous leave, and salary packaging benefits. You will deliver evidence-based assessments and interventions, provide services in person or via telepractice, and develop ISP progress reports with clients and families.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in Occupational Therapy and current registration with AHPRA.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience providing occupational therapy services.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience working with sensory disabilities is desirable.
• Knowledge of NDIS framework is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based assessment, intervention and strategies to help clients and families achieve outcomes.
• Deliver services in person or via telepractice across NextSense centres, homes or schools.
• Use person/family-centred frameworks to develop clients’ skills, independence and capacity.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate Individual Support Plans and progress reports.
• Maintain confidential client records and complete required administration.
• Contribute to high-level metrics and participate in clinical supervision.

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Client-centred care

NDIS experience

Evidence-based practice

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

AHPRA Registration

Job description

Make a real difference working within our Liverpoolteamas a Occupational Therapist, making a meaningful difference in the lives of people with vision and hearing loss.

Enjoy flexibility, two weeks paid leave over Christmas in addition to four weeks annual leave, and access to not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.

This is a Permanent Full-TimeOpportunitythat reports directly to the Team Lead - Greater Sydney.

Job Description

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to $113,594 + Superwith 100% salary packaging to maximise your take home pay.
• Generous leave entitlements including 2 weeks paid Christmas leave in addition to 4 weeks annual leave, plus extensive personal/carer's leave.
• Paid parental leave of 14 weeks for primary carer and 6 weeks for secondary carer.
• Access to industry leading education, professional development opportunities and career pathways.

You’ll make a difference in this role by:

• Providingevidence-based assessment, intervention supports and other clinically appropriate strategies to assist client/family to achieve outcomes.
• Delivering services in person, via telepractice in a NextSense centre, client home, school or other appropriate setting.
• Usinga person/family centred framework when providing service to enable clients and their families to develop their skills and capacity and achieve outcomes.
• Developing, delivering and evaluatingIndividual Support Plans (ISP), and progress reports with the client, family and relevant others, that reflect the individual’s strengths and need and the family’s priorities.
• Maintaining client records to ensure all information, including sensitive issues, are treated in a way that respects the individual clients right to confidentiality and dignity.
• Completingclient related administration, ensuring all client information and records, inclusive of case notes, and reports meet legislative and policy requirements.
• Understanding and strivingto achieve key metrics and performance indicators for your role to maintain sustainable activity and achieve outcomes for our clients.
• Participatingin and provide clinical supervision to other team members.
• Committing to continuing professional development across the DHH/BLV sector, and subsequently demonstrate and share knowledge.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by your manager

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

• Relevant qualifications in Occupational Therapy and current registration with AHPRA.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in provision of occupational therapy services and demonstrate sound clinical skills and knowledge
• Be able to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to client outcomes in a team setting
• Prior experience in working with clients with a sensory disability highly desirable
• Experience working towards goals and key performance indicators
• Working knowledge of NDIS framework desirable
• Ability to learn new systems, processes and frameworks
• You are obliged to become familiar with, and comply with child protection policies and legislation, as amended from time to time

Our Purpose and Ambition

NextSense is a not-for-profit organisation supporting people with vision or hearing loss across Australia. We work with children, adults, and their families, providing a holistic approach to hearing services for newborns through to people over 90 years old, and helping children who are blind or have low vision to develop the right skills, mobility, and independence to confidently explore their world.

NextSense has been breaking boundaries since 1860, and we’ve been expanding our services ever since. Today, we deliver world-class education (both to children with sensory loss and to professionals in the field), cochlear implants, allied health services, therapy, research, and clinical services to children and adults. We’re a registered NDIS provider, working with our clients to achieve their own goals and potential.

We’re committed to research and innovation; harnessing the latest technologies and new ways of thinking and educating the next generation to lead the way in hearing and vision services.

NextSense is a child safe organisation, candidate compliance with child protection legislation is essential.

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