Psychosocial Occupational Therapist

Ability Action Australia; Newcastle; Vor Ort; AUD 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary packaging

Referral incentives

Additional leave purchase options

Corporate discounts

Flexible work hours

Zusammenfassung

Ability Action Australia is seeking a Psychosocial/Mental Health Occupational Therapist to support participants across Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast regions with flexible hours to work close to home.

You will empower people living with psychosocial disability and mental health challenges using recovery-oriented, strengths-based approaches to help them achieve goals, build independence and wellbeing, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifikationen

• Current Occupational Therapy membership with AHPRA.
• Passionate about community-based support for people with disability.
• Thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Time management & organisational skills to manage varied caseload.

Aufgaben

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services.
• Assess participants' development, cognitive, emotional, psychological and physical function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments.
• Interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant.
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to enhance quality of life and meet participant goals.
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance.

Kenntnisse

AHPRA Registration

Community-based support

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Time management

Jobbeschreibung

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Help us help otherswith life changing support that canimprove their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

Job Description

As our #AAA team continues to grow, we're looking for a Psychosocial/Mental Health Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Newcastle, Hunter & Central Coast region, with the flexibility to work close to home.

In this role, you'll empower and advocate for people living with psychosocial disability and mental health challenges. Using a recovery-oriented, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach, you'll support participants to achieve their goals, build independence, and enhance their wellbeing. You will:

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
• Assess participants’ developmental, cognitive, emotional, psychological and physical function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
• Interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to help participants enhance their quality of life and meet their goals
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Current Occupational Therapy membership with AHPRA
• Passionate about community‑based support for people with disability
• Thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment
• Time management & organisational skills to manage varied caseload

As you support many, we support you. You’ll enjoy:

• Exceptional benefitsincluding salary packaging, referral incentives, additional leave purchase options and exclusive corporate discounts
• Real flexibilityto design your work hours and days around your lifestyle
• A competitive packagefeaturing an industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance incentives
• A balanced way of workingwith a mix of home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Meaningful clinical supportthrough weekly 1:1 supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance from senior clinicians
• Clear career developmentwith tailored training, ongoing professional development and career pathways across Ability ActionAustralia & MedHealth

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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