Please note: Only current Tasmanian State Service employees are eligible to apply.

Site and Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to use and further develop your clinical leadership and management skills to work as part of a supportive interdisciplinary team of health professionals with a focus on client centred goal setting, rehabilitation planning and program delivery. Excellent support and supervision is available.

The Community Rehabilitation Unit (CRU) is an adult outpatient rehabilitation service working with clients with a diverse range of diagnostic conditions.

CRU staff work with clients to achieve their goals in our well-equipped centre and in the client’s home and community.

CRU is located at the Repatriation Centre, 90 Davey Street, Hobart

The Role:

The Community Rehabilitation Unit (CRU) is seeking a motivated and experienced person to bring their existing skills and knowledge to this exciting senior position. 

Your clinical and leadership skills will ensure clients referred to CRU receive a high level of occupational therapy clinical expertise in the assessment, diagnosis and delivery of therapeutic intervention programs.

Undertake specialised Occupational Therapy clinical assessment and treatment.

Provide clinical direction, support and resource development for the specialised clinical areas to occupational therapists.

Assist with the development of the occupational therapy services through planning, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and research activities and clinical placements for undergraduate students.

Maintain the Code of Ethics of Occupational Therapy Australia Limited, the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.

Duties:

1. Undertake autonomous assessment and treatment programs of a specialised caseload as allocated and act as an advocate for patients and carers on relevant issues.
2. Provide specialist occupational therapy consultancy and advice in matters pertaining to specialist area, incorporating participation in research activities and policy development.
3. Liaise with other members of the health care team in the development of treatment plans/discharge plans with other disciplines and attend multidisciplinary ward rounds/meetings.
4. Participate in, and contribute significantly to, the development, implementation and evaluation of procedures for the allocated occupational therapy service and undertake relevant quality improvement activities, evidence-based practice and research on behalf of the Occupational Therapy service and the multidisciplinary team.
5. Supervise, teach and train occupational therapists and associated support staff on rotation through the service.
6. Undertake orientation, guidance and clinical supervision for work experience students and undergraduate students on clinical placement.
7. Contribute to the management of occupational therapy resources within the allocated work area.
8. Establish and maintain standards to ensure adequate documentation/medical records/progress notes on all patients treated and provide daily statistical records as required.
9. Actively participate in and contribute to the organisation’s Quality & Safety and Work Health & Safety processes, including in the development and implementation of safety systems, improvement initiatives, safeguarding practices for vulnerable people, and related training.
10. The incumbent can expect to be allocated duties, not specifically mentioned in this document, that are within the capacity, qualifications and experience normally expected from persons occupying positions at this classification level.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Fixed term part time, day worker position, working 68.4 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible until 3 April 2026.

Please note that hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

Classification: 

Salary $110,425 - $121,907 per annum (pro rata) + 11.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Please note that access to salaries beyond $119,290 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme (For AHP3 positions only - delete where not applicable)
• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022.

*Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar vacancies.

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Occupational Board of Australia
• Registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Under particular circumstances employees may be required to undertake a new conviction check.

Statement of Duties and any associated documents

You are encouraged to speak with the contact person once you have familiarised yourself with the Statement of Duties and any associated documents.  This will assist you to prepare an application more aligned with our specific needs.

• Senior Occupational Therapist HP03 (WORD)

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide (WORD)

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the specifics of the role and selection criteria contained in the attached Statement of Duties.

A separate statement addressing each individual selection criteria is not required.

Please Note

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Contact Person

Name: Maria Gonzalez
Position: Team Leader - Occupational Therapy
Phone number: (03) 6166 7288
Email address: maria.gonzalez@ths.tas.gov.au 

The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.