Occupational Therapist - Early Career Program 2025 Riverland

Job no: 878224
Work type: Full time
Location: Murray and Mallee
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health
  • Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Country Health Connect
  • located in Berri
  • Salary:  $68,478 - $83,594 p.a. - AHP1
  • Full Time Position - 2 year contract*

*You must have graduated within the past 12 months or completing studies within 2024 and eligible to register as an Occupational Therapist in early 2025.

 

Occupational Therapist - Early Career Program 2025 – Riverland

Kickstart your career supporting a vibrant regional community in accessing high quality health care. The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) Early Career Program 2025 provides a unique opportunity to develop skills and gain experience across a range of clinical areas as a Rural Generalist.
 
Under the direct supervision of an experienced AHP2 Occupational Therapist, the AHP1 Occupational Therapist will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated range of health services, appropriate to the growing needs of the local community. To achieve this, Occupational Therapists work as members of a multi-professional team, including health professionals and service providers from other sectors, and utilises a combination of preventative, early intervention, treatment/therapy and evaluation approaches. This includes providing services to sectors such as paediatrics, acute, residential care, aged & community consumers as needed. 
 
Applicants must hold a recognised qualification within the Occupational Therapy profession and be eligible for practicing membership of the relevant Professional Association.
 
Empower lives, grow your career – Occupational Therapy in Riverland awaits you!
 
Clinical Rotations
 
• Acute and community – regional hospitals and outpatient clinics.
• Rehabilitation and aged care – inpatient, outpatient community rehabilitation, and residential aged care services.
• Child Health And Development (CHAD) and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – children, families and community disability services.

Country Health Connect focuses on the delivery of exceptional care to those living within our communities who require some support to remain living independently or reside in one of our residential aged care facilities.

Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients’ own homes.

About our Region

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn.  Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

  • We will provide support, both personally and professionally
  • Give you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role
  • Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments
  • Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety
  • Offer salary sacrifice benefits,  watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
  • Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

Join RMCLHN's Allied Health Team

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

  • DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
  • DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
  • National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
  • Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 878224.

Enquiries

Nicole Swan
Clinical Senior Occupational Therapy
Phone: 08 8580 2500
E-mail: Nicole.Swan@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

12 December 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

878224 AHP1 Occupational Therapist Role Description.pdf

Occupational Therapist Job Capacity Statement.pdf

About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

 

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Country South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business