Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist- Full-time temporary mat leave

An exciting opportunity exists for an Occupational Therapy Senior Clinician to provide leadership in the Subacute Aged Care service at Western Health. This position involves development, coordination and leadership of the aged care occupational therapy service across Western Health, in association with another OT Senior Clinician. Key components of the role are: clinical OT leadership, including a clinical caseload; service planning and development; supervision of junior clinicians and clinical education of OT students.

To be Successful in this Role you will:

• Demonstrate commitment to provision of occupation-based client centred occupational therapy practice
• Have extensive knowledge and experience in aged care service provision
• Have strong collaboration skills
• Have experience working in multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrate consolidated clinical leadership skills
• Have experience in quality improvement and research

About Us

Our workforce of over 7,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health comprises of three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. We also operate the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a diverse community of over 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.