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The Sunshine Mental Health & Wellbeing Centre (SMH&WC) is a purpose-built facility with two 26 bed units. The senior occupational therapy role will lead and support the existing Grade 1 and Grade 2 Occupational Therapy workforce, work directly with consumers and their family, carers and supporters to provide evidence-based discipline specific assessment and interventions and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team to ensure excellent care and support of consumers. This role will be part of the leadership teams and will contribute to quality improvement projects and processes for occupational therapy and the wider teams. This role works closely with the peer workforce and other disciplines in supporting the activity and participation needs of consumers on the units, including both group and individual intervention approaches.
Job Responsibility:
Providing clinical support and guidance to the OT1, OT2, and OT students, as well as the wider allied health team
Conducting occupational therapy assessments inclusive of functional capacity assessments and sensory based assessments to identify occupational performance issues, support needs, and sensory preferences and strategies to support health and wellbeing
Provision of activity and participation focused treatment approaches and support and training to other staff in these approaches (incl. sensory modulation, driving, vocation and group work interventions)
Working alongside the MDT to support consumer’s connection with community supports, including NDIS
Organise and formulate the group roster, and facilitate/co-facilitate therapeutic group programs
Promoting, implementing, and participating in quality improvement activities and research as required
Requirements:
An approved Degree from a recognized school of Occupational Therapy or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapy (Vic)
Significant experience working as a psychiatric occupational therapist
Proven ability to plan, implement and evaluate groups for consumers in the acute phase of mental illness
Demonstrated ability to provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions including sensory modulation, functional capacity assessments to identify occupational performance issues and activity and participation interventions
Commitment to a positive team culture
What we offer:
Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards
Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements
Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey
Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways
Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education