Senior Occupational therapist RAID

NSW Health; Blacktown; In loco; AUD 84.000 - 87.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

NSW Health is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to lead advanced practice in the RAID-ED Team at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals. This temporary part-time role focuses on early discharge, admission avoidance and improving patient flow in emergency care.

You will coordinate complex assessments, collaborate with emergency clinicians and community services, and provide clinical leadership while delivering culturally responsive care across diverse communities.

Competenze

• Extensive years of clinical experience in Occupational Therapy appropriate to acute care and emergency ward setting.
• Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing and high level computer literacy
• Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with culturally and linguistically diverse client groups
• Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning and independent professional judgement when dealing with novel, complex or critical situations
• Experience in staff supervision and teaching and clinical supervision and teaching of students
• Current NSW driver's licence
• Current NSW Health Practitioner Registration (AHPRA) or equivalent

Mansioni

• Deliver high-quality, specialised occupational therapy assessment and intervention in the Emergency Department.
• Identify barriers to discharge and coordinate supports for safe, timely decisions.
• Combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership, education and service improvement to strengthen patient flow.
• Provide expert clinical recommendations and coordinate multidisciplinary interventions for discharge planning.
• Offer specialist advice and supervise colleagues in managing complex cases.
• Educate patients, families and healthcare professionals; supervise students and support professional development.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and evaluate RAID-ED model outcomes.
• Maintain high safety and clinical practice standards.

Conoscenze

Clinical experience

Emergency care

Time management

Written & verbal communication

Cultural competency

Formazione

Degree or Diploma AAOT-NSW

Descrizione del lavoro

Lead advanced occupational therapy practice and shape innovative emergency care.
Make a difference through early intervention, safe discharge and admission avoidance.
Grow your clinical leadership while improving outcomes for diverse communities.

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 1/10/27)
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $61.31 - $63.29 per hour
Hours Per Week: 20
Location: Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospitals

Where you'll be working

Join Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) as a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Rapid Assessment, Intervention and Discharge – Emergency Department (RAID-ED) Team at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.

Roster and work location: This position includes regular Friday and Saturday shifts. Flexibility to work alternative days, subject to operational requirements and roster availability, is essential. The successful applicant will be adaptable and committed to supporting service delivery across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals

Make an impact: Help shape an evolving model of emergency care focused on preventing avoidable hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge.

Collaborate across services: Build strong partnerships with emergency clinicians, multidisciplinary teams, community services and Hospital in the Home (HITH).

Lead with expertise: Bring advanced clinical reasoning and professional judgement to complex clinical, comorbid and psychosocial presentations.

Support better patient experiences: Deliver culturally responsive care that recognises individual needs, promotes independence and supports continuity of care.

Drive innovation and development: Contribute to quality improvement, clinical education, supervision and the ongoing development of occupational therapy practice.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will deliver high-quality, specialised occupational therapy assessment and intervention within the Emergency Department. Drawing on your advanced clinical expertise, you will help identify barriers to discharge, coordinate appropriate supports and enable safe, timely decisions about patient care.

You will combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership, education and service improvement to strengthen patient flow and improve outcomes across the healthcare journey.

Deliver advanced clinical assessment and intervention: Assess complex presentations, identify functional and environmental barriers, and develop tailored management plans that support safe discharge and reduce avoidable admissions.

Drive effective discharge planning: Provide expert clinical recommendations, coordinate multidisciplinary interventions and connect patients with appropriate hospital and community-based services.

Provide clinical leadership: Offer specialist advice, exercise independent professional judgement and support colleagues in managing complex cases and delivering coordinated care.

Educate and develop others: Provide clinical education to patients, families and healthcare professionals, supervise students and support the professional development of junior staff.

Improve services and clinical outcomes: Lead and contribute to evidence-based quality improvement initiatives, evaluate the effectiveness of the RAID-ED model of care and maintain high standards of safety and clinical practice.

Qualifications: Degree or Diploma recognised by AAOT-NSW

Registration: Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria

Extensive years of clinical experience in Occupational Therapy appropriate to acute care and emergency ward setting with demonstrated ability to design, implement and evaluate intervention programs for patients presenting with chronic and complex conditions

Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy

Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with culturally and linguistically diverse client groups

Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature

Demonstrated experience in staff supervision and teaching and clinical supervision and teaching of undergraduate/graduate entry level students.

Current NSW drivers licence

Requisition ID: REQ690875
Applications Close: 3 November 2026

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.