Senior Occupational Therapist

South Metropolitan Health Service; Fremantle; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development Opportunities

Study leave/assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Other professional and location-based 

Job summary

South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the YouthReach South team in Fremantle, WA. The role focuses on planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating OT services for youth mental health clients, using advanced clinical skills in a multidisciplinary setting.

The position is 0.8 FTE on a fixed-term six-month contract with potential extensions or permanency.

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, coordinates and evaluates Occupational Therapy services to clients in the youth mental health specialty at YouthReach South.
• Uses advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice skills.
• Ensures practice complies with professional standards, registration requirements, and SMHS policies.

Job description

This recruitment process offers a Fixed Term, Part-Time opportunity with the possibility of extensions and/or permanency. South Metropolitan Health Service , every employee contributes to delivering safe, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our vision of Excellent health care, every time , we place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our commitment to being Collectively One, Locally Led . Through tailored development programs, leadership opportunities and contemporary ways of working, our people are empowered to grow, thrive and make a meaningful difference across every site and portfolio.

Position Profile and Role

We are currently seeking a to join our team. As part of the multidisciplinary team the Senior Occupational Therapist plans, implements, coordinates and evaluates Occupational Therapy services to clients in the speciality area of youth mental health at YouthReach South, using advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice skills. The Senior Occupational Therapist ensures practice is in accordance to the Occupational Therapy professional and registration requirements, standards, codes and guidelines and SMHS policies and guidelines. We currently have 0.80FTE available for an inital six (6) month contract.

About us

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Mental Health delivers comprehensive public mental health care through a network of community mental health services, hospitals and community health centres. Across Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Mental Health (FSFH Mental Health) and Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health (PaRK Mental Health), specialist services are provided across the South Metropolitan region, supporting consumers with accessible, collaborative and high-quality mental health care. SMHS Mental Health will soon open a new state-of-the-art facility at Fremantle Hospital designed to offer expanded and modern mental health services for our community. The three-storey space will provide an additional 40 mental health beds and a 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Centre, ensuring compassionate and innovative care for those who need it most.

Application and assessment support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment process, please contact Joseph Falkner, Team Leader Mental Health on 08 9431 4700. If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Employee Benefits

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location-based allowances

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.