Senior Occupational Therapist

Soaring Health Sport, Wellness & Community Centre; Sheopur; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Access to a work car for community work

Paid professional development leave

Access to gym and pool facilities

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Sheopur is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their team. The role involves managing complex clients, conducting assessments, and supervising students while enjoying flexible working hours and autonomy in scheduling. Ideal candidates will have mid-senior level experience and a commitment to client-centered care. Benefits include ongoing professional development, access to gym facilities, and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Mid-Senior level experience in occupational therapy.
• Strong understanding of therapeutic processes and client advocacy.
• Capable of managing diverse client needs and supervising students.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex clients and maintain a varied caseload.
• Provide assessments and reports independently.
• Participate in training and mentoring for new graduates.

Skills

Therapeutic use of occupations

Skill development in self-care

Education and support of individuals

Care coordination

Assessment and oversight of equipment

Job description

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About Soaring Health: Soaring Health is an award-winning allied health care centre with 6 state of the art clinics throughout Melbourne. Our clinics offer a range of onsite, remote, and in-home services to clients receiving Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Dietetics and Allied Health care services. Our dedicated team is passionate about enriching lives so that people can go on living.

What You Will Do

• In addition to the general OT roles & responsibilities:
• Therapeutic use of occupations and activities, including therapeutic use of self (personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments as part of the therapeutic process)
• Skill development in self-care, self-management, home management, and community/work/school reintegration
• Education and support of individuals, including family members, caregivers, and others, through collaborative and family-centered approaches
• Care coordination, case management, transition services including discharge planning, client advocacy and onward referral to relevant services
• Modification of environments (home, work, school, community) and adaptation of processes, including ergonomic principles
• Assessment, customization, and oversight of equipment provision including orthotic devices, and training in the use of prosthetic devices
• Driver rehabilitation and community mobility
• Use of natural contexts for assessment and intervention (home, school classrooms, work settings, community)
• Application of a range of therapeutic procedures to enhance performance (e.g., wound care management, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processing techniques, and manual therapy)
• Taking on a broader and more varied client load
• Completing AT assessments and reports independently
• Supervising AHA students in clinics
• Providing observation opportunities for new graduates and acting as a buddy for new OT hires
• Participating in MDT training and workshops
• Developing skills in particular clinical areas

• You Will Also Be Responsible For
• Managing more complex clients
• Seeing a greater variety of clients of all types
• Completing AT assessments and reports independently for specialized AT
• Supervising PT and AHA students in clinic
• Providing observation opportunities for new grads
• Being a buddy for new grad OTs
• Participating in MDT training and workshops
• Building skills in particular clinical areas and providing mentoring and supervision for OT and new grad OTs

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Complete autonomy with calendar and bookings
• Work within a state-of-the-art facility with a dedicated front-end team
• Work-life balance
• Ongoing clinical development and mentoring
• In-house PD at no cost (Over 40 PD hours per year)
• More benefits including access to a work car for community and remote work, paid travel for community work, PD leave, PD budget per calendar year, and access to gym and pool facilities at site locations

How We Will Support You

• Dedicated admin team
• Dedicated HR and finance support for admin matters
• Team leaders and a team manager in each department
• Fully stocked clinics with resources
• Resource packs for travel within the community
• Back-end processes to streamline daily work
• Resource budget per discipline per month
• Dedicated internal/external supervision and mentoring, plus professional development
• Opportunities to observe more experienced/specialized staff across disciplines

What’s In It For You

• Advancement of clinical knowledge
• Opportunity to work with preferred caseloads and client types
• Ongoing clinical development and regular mentoring
• Team-specific meetings and support
• Paid in-house professional development and PD hours

More Benefits

• Access to a work car for community and remote work
• Paid travel for community work
• Paid PD leave and a PD budget per calendar year
• Paid staff meetings and professional development in-house
• Access to work vehicle travel coverage
• Access to gym and swim facilities at sites located inside leisure centres

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Public Health

Note: This job description reflects current duties and may be subject to change at management discretion.