Occupational Therapist
Mater Private Hospital Townsville
- Bundaberg, QLD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Independently undertake routine clinical practice within established clinical protocols to achieve patient focussed outcomes
- Apply increasing clinical judgement to more complex cases under clinical practice supervision
- Provide delegation, supervision, training and support to less experienced health practitioners, allied health assistants, students, support staff and volunteers in the delivery of clinical services
- Contribute to the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols within professional and multidisciplinary teams
- Identify, develop and participate in quality and service improvement activities to continually improve clinical services and patient outcomes
- Actively participate in translating research into practice
- Actively participate in professional and multidisciplinary teams, and liaise with patients, their families/carers and external agencies to facilitate patient centred care
- Participate in continuing professional development activities to further develop clinical practice and expertise
- Contribute to the learning and development of the team through clinical education and clinical supervision
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Master of Occupational Therapy.
- Eligible for registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Eligibility to receive a Medicare provider number.
- Demonstrated knowledge, expertise, and skill in delivering assessment and intervention in the acute clinical area of occupational therapy.
- Demonstrated ability to apply occupational therapy skills to clinical services in the acute hospital environment
- Demonstrated clinical practice and application of clinical judgement in the provision of high quality, evidence based, patient centred care.
- It is desirable that the successful candidate holds a current driver licence
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams