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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – Modbury
• Salary: $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. (pro rata) – AHP2 – Ongoing Part-Time, working 18.75 hours per week (0.5fte)

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to embrace a rewarding career as an Occupational Therapist within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network's Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in empowering our patients to regain their independence and quality of life. Your expertise will be instrumental in assessing their functional abilities, developing personalised treatment plans, and providing tailored interventions to enhance their daily living skills. From assistive equipment recommendations to home modifications, your contributions will go beyond the hospital setting, ensuring a seamless transition to their home environments.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, you will collaborate closely to deliver holistic, patient-centred care. Your strong communication skills and ability to build rapport with patients and their families will be essential in fostering trust and achieving successful rehabilitation outcomes.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 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 (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 880430

Enquiries:

Megan Dundon

Senior Manager

Phone: (08) 7321 4066

E-mail: megan.dundon@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

18 October 2024 – 11.55PM

Role Description:

 880430 - Occupational Therapist - Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit - AHP2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.