Occupational Therapist (Grade 2), Casual Pool

Barwon Health; Geelong; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional supervision

Paid leave entitlements

Training opportunities

Staff wellbeing program

Job summary

Barwon Health is seeking a Casual Occupational Therapist to join our allied health team in Geelong. You will work across the continuum of care in clinical specialties aligned to your experience, with shifts in acute, inpatient rehabilitation, and subacute at home programs.

A strong supervisory framework supports professional development and leadership opportunities. Engagement with over 150 OCC Thera staff and access to ongoing education, research training, and salary packaging within a large

Qualifications

• Clear and respectful communicator and consumer advocate.
• Experience in delivery of collaborative team-based healthcare.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, consumer-focused care and accountability for high-quality service.
• Excellent leadership skills to advocate for consumers and support junior staff.
• Flexible and optimistic approach with strong organizational skills for public healthcare challenges.

Responsibilities

• Work across the continuum of care in clinical specialties suited to experience.
• Shift locations include acute, inpatient rehabilitation, and subacute at home programs.
• Lead your work area with support from senior clinicians for supervision and training.
• Inclusion in weekend and public holiday roster with additional financial rewards.

Skills

Clear communication

Team-based care

Leadership

Evidence-based practice

Flexible approach

Job description

Employment Type - Casual

Hours per fortnight - 0

Job Category - Other Professionals - Occupational Therapy

Req Id - 1672

HAVE IT ALL

JOIN OUR ALLIED HEALTH TEAM NOW!

• Be challenged to grow and be the best Occupational Therapist you can be, in a friendly environment supported by expert Senior Clinicians
• Engage in collaborative multidisciplinary teamwork that makes a difference to people's lives
• Join an innovative public health service with progressive clinical, leadership and research training opportunities that is committed to creating positive change in our region

About The Role

We are seeking applications from Grade 2 and experienced grade 1 occupational therapists to join our community of over 150 occupational therapists to work across the continuum of care in clinical specialties suited to their clinical experience.

• Experience working in bedbased settings with regular weekday availability essential.
• Shift locations primarily include acute, inpatient rehabilitation and subacute at home programs in the clinical specialties of orthopaedics, surgery, medicine, neuro rehabilitation, geriatric evaluative management (GEM), trauma and paediatrics and outpatient handtherapy settings. However opportunities for shifts in community rehabilitation, community health, child and family health services may also arise.
• Our Grade 2 occupational therapists lead their work area and are well supported by accessible expert clinical, student educator, education & training, and research senior clinicians for supervision, joint sessions, specialty clinical training, student supervision training and allied health leadership training.
• Inclusion in a weekend and public holiday roster in bed based services with additional financial rewards with pay and leave for weekend work

We Offer You

• Dedicated senior Occupational Therapist as your supervisor who will provide support, mentoring and on the job professional development.
• Engagement with a large passionate and committed team of Barwon Health Occupational Therapists (over 150 staff)
• A strong culture of student education, clinical research and innovation
• Strong collaborative interdisciplinary model of care.
• All the benefits of working in a large public health organisation including access to salary packaging, professional supervision, paid leave entitlements, interdisciplinary team working and internal access to a wide range of internal clinical, supervision and leadership training and open doors to many other job opportunities.

About You

• A clear and respectful communicator and consumer advocate
• Experienced in the delivery of collaborative team based healthcare
• Passionate commitment to evidence based practice, consumer focussed care and accountable for providing a high quality service
• Excellent leadership skills to advocate for consumers, and support junior staff.
• Ability to critically analyse own performance and acknowledge responsibility for your own learning
• A flexible & optimistic 'can do' approach with responsive organizational skills to prepare for the challenges that public healthcare is facing both now and in the years to come.

Position Description

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Extensive professional development opportunities
• Attractive salary packaging benefits
• Living expenses capped at $9,010
• Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Diversity and inclusion

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child safety

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Victorian Government's Child Safe Standards.

Additional Information

If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail]

All Appointments Are Subject To

• Satisfactory Police Record Check
• Immunisation Status Clearance
• Working with Children Check (if applicable)

Contact person: Melissa Mew | Angela McLoughlan

Email: [e-mail] | [e-mail]

Phone: [phone] | [phone]

Internal Applicants

If you are currently employed at Barwon Health, please ensure you sign in via the employee login on the external careers page or access the careers page through One Point (intranet) before applying.

Barwon Health does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.