Occupational Therapist
Remuneration: $70,944 – $82,899 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1/2
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ483404
Closing Date: Wednesday 5th of June
About your new role:
Join our dynamic Occupational Therapy team at Armidale Rural Referral Hospital! Located in the historic and picturesque city of Armidale, 1000m above sea level, you'll be surrounded by stunning autumn leaves, national parks, waterfalls, cafes, and bars, offering an idyllic lifestyle.
As part of the main hospital in the New England region, ARRH provides a wide range of services to a diverse patient population, including emergency care, medical, surgical, rehabilitation, and orthopaedic services for both adults and paediatrics, with a focus on supporting individuals from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, including ATSI and refugee communities.
Joining our collaborative team of junior and senior clinicians, an OT Aide, and Administrative Assistant, dedicated to providing patient-centred care across adult and paediatric caseloads, including Medical, Surgical, Rehabilitation inpatient caseloads, Hand Therapy patients, and a community CHSP caseload.
We're looking for an enthusiastic, organised, and highly motivated individual with a passion for rural health. You should possess excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, demonstrating the ability to effectively engage with diverse audiences.
If this sounds like you below, we’d LOVE to see you apply:
You will be committed to delivering safe, compassionate, person-centred care, ensuring clients achieve their safe discharge and facilitating appropriate follow-up services. You should also demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development, with the ability to analyze problems, set priorities, and develop effective solutions.
In this role, you'll receive supervision from the Occupational Therapy department manager, access to professional development activities, and support to attend relevant courses to enhance your skills and knowledge.
What we can offer you:
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Additional Information:
- This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
- Casual opportunities may be available for recommended applicants
- This role is accepting overseas candidates with AHPRA and ANMAC assessment
- To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Sandra Flett on Sandra.Flett@health.nsw.gov.au
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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