Senior Mental Health OT - Leadership & Service Growth

Western Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Accrued Day Off

Salary Packaging

Job summary

Western Health invites applications for a Senior Grade 4 Occupational Therapist based in the Melton Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. The role combines advanced clinical leadership with service development within a collaborative, integrated local team.

The successful applicant will hold an approved OT degree, be registered with AHPRA, and have at least five years’ experience in public mental health, contributing to recovery-oriented care and multi-agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Approved degree in occupational therapy.
• Current general registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia through AHPRA.
• Minimum of five years’ experience practising as a registered Occupational Therapist.
• Experience working in public mental health or a similar mental health setting.
• Advanced knowledge of occupational therapy theory, models, assessments and interventions.
• Strong understanding of recovery-oriented practice and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervision, consultation and service-development capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced occupational therapy assessment and intervention to consumers with a range of mental health and psychosocial needs.
• Deliver individual, family, carer and group-based therapeutic interventions.
• Provide clinical advice and occupational therapy consultation to Western Health staff, consortium partners and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to service development as the Melton Local continues to grow and respond to community demand.
• Build relationships and referral pathways with local health, community, NDIS, vocational and employment services.
• Support consumers to participate in meaningful activities and live the life of their choosing within their community.
• Provide supervision, guidance and discipline-specific support to Grade 2 and Grade 3 Occupational Therapists and other staff where appropriate.
• Contribute to education, research, quality improvement and the ongoing development of occupational therapy practice within the service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Approved degree in occupational therapy

AHPRA OT registration

Job description

Western Health invites applications for a Senior Grade 4 Occupational Therapist based in the Melton Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. The role combines advanced clinical leadership with service development within a collaborative, integrated local team.

The successful applicant will hold an approved OT degree, be registered with AHPRA, and have at least five years’ experience in public mental health, contributing to recovery-oriented care and multi-agency collaboration.