Grade 1 or 2 Occupational Therapist / Care Coordinator- HARP

Healthe Care; Preston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking Grade 1 or 2 Occupational Therapists to join their Hospital Admission Risk Program (HARP). The role emphasizes community-centered care and collaboration in a multidisciplinary team, focusing on improving health outcomes for clients with chronic conditions. This fixed-term, full-time position offers substantial professional development opportunities and aims to enhance the efficiency of health service delivery in the growing community.

Benefits

Monthly accrued day off

Qualifications

• Fully registered as an Occupational Therapist with AHPRA.
• Eligible for membership with OT Australia.
• Commitment to lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with chronic diseases and complex care needs.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to optimise health outcomes.
• Reduce preventable use of emergency departments.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Collaboration

Education

Recognised tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Grade 1 or 2 Occupational Therapist / Care Coordinator- HARP

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Occupational Therapists to join our Hospital Admission Risk Program (HARP).

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Role:

An opportunity exists for a Grade 1 or 2 Occupational Therapist to join our team at Northern Health. This role is based within our Hospital Admission Risk Program (HARP) which operates out of Bundoora Centre and Epping Private Hospital. The role requires a therapist with work or placement experience, in community or subacute settings who is passionate about providing person-centred care.

This position is fixed term ful itime until May 2026 with monthly accrued day off.

Working within the multidisciplinary team, the Occupational Therapist will assist clients with chronic diseases and complex care needs to optimise their health outcomes and to reduce preventable use of emergency departments and inpatient services.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Fully registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Eligible for membership with OT Australia
• Current Australian Driver's License
• Current National Police Check and Working with Children Check VIC
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrated experience or willingness to learn about chronic health conditions
• A good working knowledge of community services
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills

Next Steps . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description . Alternatively, you can contact Kate MacIvor, Acting Clinical Leader, Occupational Therapy on 0427 130 190

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

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Northern Health is one of Victoria's busiest public health services. The organisation's acute and sub-acute health services cover a local community of approximately 728,000 people and their emergency department treats almost 70,000 patients each year. The northern community is located in one of Melbourne's most significant growth corridors and the local population is expected to grow by 64% or an additional 128,569 people by 2031. The Northern Health catchment encompasses the rapidly expanding local government areas of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Moreland.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

Northern Health is one of Victoria's busiest public health services. The organisation's acute and sub-acute health services cover a local community of approximately 728,000 people and their emergency department treats almost 70,000 patients each year. The northern community is located in one of Melbourne's most significant growth corridors and the local population is expected to grow by 64% or an additional 128,569 people by 2031. The Northern Health catchment encompasses the rapidly expanding local government areas of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Moreland.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

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