- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- Mental Health Services, Kidman Park
- Salary AHP-2 $86,950 - $100,729 p.a.
- Full-time temporary up to 8/8/24
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.
- Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
- Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.
Occupational Therapist Kidman Park - Cowandilla, Australia - SA Health
Description
About the role
The Mental Health Occupational Therapist Older Persons works as part of a multidisciplinary team and is accountable for the provision of occupational therapy services including assessments, treatment planning, interventions and programs to enhance mental health and functional outcomes for older persons mental health consumers and their families and carers. The mental health occupational therapist additionally undertakes clinical care coordination and is responsible for the delivery of a range of other clinical activities including care planning, clinical reviews, psychosocial assessment and interventions specialised mental health assessments, consistent with evidence based mental health frameworks. These lead to improved clinical outcomes for patients of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN), Mental Health Clinical Program (MHCP). The Level 2 Occupational Therapist demonstrates a proficient level of professional knowledge and skill and participates in educational, quality improvement and planning activities.
Qualifications
Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
About CALHN
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South's Australia's major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We're looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through and and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
What we offer
Essential Requirements:
Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster 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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.