Senior Occupational Therapist
- Join the OT team delivering outstanding services across diverse mental health settings
- Unlock opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development
- Contribute to quality patient care and continuous improvement at Cumberland Hospital.
Join our dynamic OT team at Cumberland Hospital! Deliver exceptional mental health care, lead projects, and grow your career in a supportive environment. Apply Now!
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396 – $116,038 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta
About Your New Role:
Cumberland Hospital is excited to offer an opportunity for 1x Level 3 Occupational Therapists to deliver high-quality clinical services to consumers and their families/carers, ensuring optimal outcomes across acute and rehabilitation streams.
Our OT department at Cumberland Hospital strives to be a supportive and nurturing environment. We are looking for individuals who are eager to learn, have a good sense of humour, are friendly, and proactive. If you enjoy working in a collaborative and caring setting, you’ll find our team welcoming!
Our staff is dedicated to supporting each other and genuinely cares about patient outcomes. We strive to provide the highest standard of care, advocating for individual needs in care planning, and leveraging each other’s skills to make a meaningful difference.
Where You'll Be Working:
In this role, you will provide services across Cumberland Hospital’s acute and rehabilitation streams. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to offer assessments and interventions within a recovery model, helping consumers achieve optimal functioning. Additionally, you will participate in student supervision and coordination of placements.
Our department comprises of dedicated Occupational Therapists, Diversional Therapists, Art Therapists, and Exercise Physiologists. We promote a supportive environment that encourages seeking help and values professional, respectful feedback. Our cohesive team celebrates diversity, respects differences, and shares in collective successes.
What We Can Offer:
Under our excellence framework, we offer professional development plans, open leadership communication, and a collaborative, respectful, and empowering work environment (CORE Values).
WSLHD is embarking on an exciting phase in mental health service delivery, with new facilities and expanded services. This expansion will create numerous new positions and opportunities for career advancement in higher-grade roles.
You will benefit from:
- Free onsite parking and fleet cars for site-to-site travel
- Access to the Continuing Professional Development including a wide range of supervision and professional development opportunities, including ongoing health learning programs and career succession plans.
- We also offer manager capability programs for those interested in leadership roles.
- Generous leave conditions as per NSW Health (State) awards including monthly paid ADO (full time staff only)
- Options for salary packaging, novated leasing which can lower your taxable income
- Access to EAP and Fitness Passport.
Additional Information:
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent and temporary full or part-time vacancies.
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential requirements
Qualification: Degree or Diploma recognised by Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
Registration: General registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
Selection Criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational therapy with Full National registration.
- Demonstrated mental health experience in the use of Standardised Occupational Therapy assessment tools.
- Demonstrated experience in evidence-based service provision and commitment to recovery based programs, implementation, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated commitment to consumer participation in their treatment and care plan development, working with families and carers.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills, and time management skills.
- Demonstrated experience in student co-ordination and commitment to supervision of students, implementing education programs and liaison with university placement coordinators.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, organise work in an effective manner and maintain partnerships.
- Current Drivers Licence valid within Australia.
Requisition ID: REQ545490
Applications Close: 27th January 2024
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Danica Mackay on Danica.Mackay@health.nsw.gov.au
Previous applicants who have applied and wish to be reconsidered, please contact the hiring manager to discuss submitting a revised offline application.
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/
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
