Occupational Therapist

Ability Action Australia

Oran Park, NSW
Permanent
Full-time

24 days ago
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Company Description

Voted as a Top healthcare place to work by the AFR in 2022 and 2023
Flexibility to work from home and office - choose your hours and days
General or niche caseload

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!We are a national therapy services provider. Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today! Help us make a difference to improve their quality of life.Job DescriptionAs a growing company, we are continuing to add more clinicians to our multidisciplinary team providing supports to NDIS participants living in the south west Sydney region.We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who wants to work for a company where professional development and career progression is a reality.We empower participants by:

Using a strengths-based approach to guide our assessment, goals and ultimately our intervention
We use a combination of standardised and non-standardised assessments, curated to the participants' needs to guide our clinical reasoning
Exploring and navigating complex cases, engaging in 1:1 supervision as well as team and national based in-services are just some of the ways you can expect to be supported

Responsibilities will include:

Managing an allocated caseload and complete therapeutic services in a timely manner
Assessing participants emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
Provide therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based and help participants get more out of life
Providing support and advice on adaptations to the environment including home, school, work and residential facilities
Recommending provision of Assistive Technology to assist participants with their functional limitations and to promote independence

What's in it for you?

Benefits - annual Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport, salary packaging options... just to name a few
Flexibility – Permanent full-time or part-time role. Choose your days and hours
Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + incentives
Work-life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours.
Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities with Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth
Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding supports to participants

About you

Experience as an Occupational Therapist in the NDIS
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
Pro-active attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment
Genuine passion for working in the disability sector

Qualifications

Degree qualified Occupational Therapist
Current full registration with the Australian Health Practitoner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as an Occupational Therapist

Additional InformationClick on the Apply button OR call me - Clare Neal - on 0436 465 647 OR email me via clare.neal@abilityactionaustralia.com.auYou are welcome here.Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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