Occupational Therapist - Perth North West

Zenitas LLC.; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading PD program

Paid induction and training

14 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Plena Healthcare in Perth (North West) is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to support residents in aged care and the community. You will perform comprehensive assessments, provide clinical recommendations, and help with mobility, transfers, and falls prevention within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

The role requires AHPRA registration, a bachelor's degree, Australian working rights, and willingness to obtain NDIS screening and a National Police Check.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current AHPRA registration
• Australian working rights
• Willing to obtain NDIS workers screening and National Police Check

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessments and clinical recommendations for ADLs, mobility, transfers, falls risk and skin integrity management.
• Collaborate with a large multidisciplinary team across Residential Aged Care and Community.
• Demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of Plena and aged care facilities within OT scope.

Skills

Assessment & evaluation

Mobility support

AHPRA registration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

AHPRA registration

Job description

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - Perth (North West)

Your Opportunity:

As a qualified Occupational Therapist working across Residential Aged Care and Community, you will be joining a large and collaborative multidisciplinary team providing personalised treatments. You will be involved in a new innovative way of offering allied health services to our wonderful Clients.

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• In the community, the consumers you will be seeing in the community are referred through the following government funded models, Home Care Packages, Short Term Restorative Care, Commonwealth Home Support Programme and Private funding. We are not your typical community provider we set achievable billable KPIs (ask us more).
• Provide comprehensive assessments and clinical recommendation to support consumer activities of daily living, mobility, and transfers, falls risk and prevention, equipment requirements, pressure area care and skin integrity management, arthritic joint management, and pain management.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to the needs of Plena and the aged care facilities, and work within the scope of the Occupational Therapy profession.

There has never been a better time to join our Plena team and work towards fantastic resident outcomes.

We are proud to be part of Australian Unity, supporting innovation, career growth, and a collaborative work environment.

Your Career with Plena:

In addition to an awesome team environment and competitive salary based on experience (which is reviewed yearly), Plena Healthcare prides itself on a genuine work/life balance where flexibility is key! We aim to support and inspire our team to enrich the lives of our clients. We do this with a great group of people, and a tried and tested program, which is the best in the industry!And there are some other goodies along the way to make sure you're the happiest and best that you can be.

Plena Perks:

When joining our Plena Healthcare Community, you will also unlock a multitude of Plena Perks.

• Industry leading Professional Development program equivalent to $5000 annually, comprising of a Professional Development allowance that you can choose how you spend, monthly profession specific training events, industry webinar updates, j and lunch and learn sessions.
• Paid Induction and training
• Social club and team connection
• Health Kick - $$ to spend on your fitness and well-being
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - for both parents!
• Recognition programs
• Ongoing mentoring
• Treasure Chest Fund - We like to spread joy. We'll give you money to spend on brightening the day of one of your clients.
• $1000 Refer a friend bonus - Sharing is caring!

Who we are:

Plena Healthcare is a national allied health provider to the Aged Care, Community and Disability industry, with over 20 years' experience. Our physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists and dietitians are passionate about the care they provide to the clients who are at the centre of everything we do.

We are a values-led organisation, we bring energy, act with integrity, nurture and care, we listen and connect. Our values demonstrate our commitment to our people, customers, and community, and define who we are, what we do, and how we do it. When we come together, we shine.

To join our inspiring team, you will need:

• A bachelor's degree
• Current AHPRA registration
• Australian working rights
• Willing to obtain NDIS workers screening and National Police Check

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, committed to supporting an inclusive & diverse workplace. We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people of all ages, cultural identities, gender identities and expressions & LGBTIQA+ people.