Senior Occupational Therapist - Bendigo, Australia - Bendigo Health

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    Full time
    Description

    Work in an environment that offers:

    • Support for career progression and development
    • An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
    • A strong attitude to teaching and learning

    The Position

    Job Reference: 645

    Position Title: Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist
    Classification: VG3 - VG6
    Salary per fortnight (exc. super): $3, $4,486.40
    Hours per fortnight: 80 (Including an ADO every 4 weeks)
    Employment Status: Full Time, Fixed Term (July 2025)
    Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination (3 doses)

    Closing date: 03/06/2024

    This full time Occupational Therapist role is a leadership position based within the musculoskeletal rehabilitation teams. The position will support client assessment & treatment planning, as well as provide rehabilitation interventions as one to one interventions or in group-based formats. This position will also lead quality improvement, staff and student supervision, and work with management to identify and address team issues in a clear and solution-focussed manner. Clientele will predominantly present with an underlying Orthopaedic/Musculoskeletal disorder or Falls.

    Working with Bendigo Health

    Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

    Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

    Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

    Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

    • We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
    • Career development and education opportunities
    • Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
    • Flexible Working Arrangements
    • Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

    If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

    Your new division

    Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

    Bendigo Region

    Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

    Interested?

    We'd love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

    Need more information? Please contact Jon Turton, Stream Leaderon for a confidential discussion.

    Diversity and Inclusion

    Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

    Position Description: HERE

    Allied Health Credentialing and Scope of Practice: HERE