Therapy Assistant - Advanced

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health in Cairns is seeking staff for the Cairns and Hinterland Transition Care Team to deliver high‑quality, low‑intensity allied health, nursing, and case management services after discharge from hospital settings.

You will join a supportive, multidisciplinary environment that encourages ongoing professional development, quality improvement initiatives, research, and project activity across the Cairns, Cassowary, and Tablelands regions.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive education on a defined range of topics to patients or groups of patients.
• Actively contribute as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including leading departmental and team meetings, case conferences and other team projects and activities.
• Initiate, plan, and evaluate quality improvement activities under the guidance of an allied health professional.
• Provide support, mentoring and supervision to less experienced allied health assistants, including teaching and assessment of generic competencies.
• Work across Residential and Community settings of Transition Care Program

Job description

Strengthen communities through better health.

Join the Cairns and Hinterland Transition Care Team where you can be a part of a supportive, collaborative, and professional work environment. Our team are committed to delivering contemporary, evidence-based care and are encouraged to participate in ongoing professional development, quality improvement initiatives, research, and project activities.

Make the move. Make a difference.

The Cairns and Hinterland Transition Care Team delivers services across the Cairns, Cassowary, and Tablelands regions. While the majority of team members are based in Cairns, Transition Care Program (TCP) offices are also located at Mareeba Hospital and Gordonvale Hospital, where residential Transition Care services are provided.

The team delivers high-quality, low-intensity allied health, nursing, and case management services to both community-based and residential Transition Care clients following discharge from acute and sub-acute hospital settings. Clients are assessed by the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) and deemed eligible for Transition Care, demonstrating the potential to remain living in the community with appropriate support, delay entry into residential aged care, or achieve a lower level of ongoing care through participation in the program.

Join the team and..

• Provide comprehensive education on a defined range of topics to patients or groups of patients.
• Actively contribute as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including where appropriate, leading departmental and team meetings, case conferences and other team projects and activities.
• Initiate, plan, and evaluate quality improvement activities under the guidance of an allied health professional.
• Provide support, mentoring and supervision to less experienced allied health assistants, including teaching and assessment of generic competencies.
• Work across Residential and Community settings of Transition Care Program

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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