Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Care Leader

Metro North Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

12.75% superannuation

Salary packaging

Sick leave & carers leave

Parental leave

Annual leave loading 5%

Leave loading up to 27.5% for shift

Job summary

Metro North Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide advanced clinical care in a busy acute hospital setting in Brisbane. You will manage complex caseloads and contribute to leadership, mentoring, research and service improvement initiatives.

You will apply high-level, independent clinical skills and provide evidence-informed practice, collaborating with General Surgery/Trauma teams to ensure safe, patient-centred and efficient services.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical skills in occupational therapy within a busy acute hospital setting.
• Ability to lead, mentor and contribute to research and service improvement initiatives.
• Capability to provide high-level clinical advice to surgical and therapy teams.

Responsibilities

• Apply high-level, independent, evidence-informed clinical skills and practice models in the delivery of occupational therapy services of a complex and varied nature.
• Initiate and provide high level OT clinical advice to General Surgery / Trauma teams, interprofessional and OT teams, to ensure safe, patient-centred and efficient services.
• Monitor and report on clinical practices and outcomes, advocate for service improvements across the RBWH and MNHHS.

Job description

Metro North Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide advanced clinical care in a busy acute hospital setting in Brisbane. You will manage complex caseloads and contribute to leadership, mentoring, research and service improvement initiatives.

You will apply high-level, independent clinical skills and provide evidence-informed practice, collaborating with General Surgery/Trauma teams to ensure safe, patient-centred and efficient services.