Occupational Therapist - Disability/NDIS/Community

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Occupational Therapist - Disability/NDIS/Community . Terms and conditions vacancy

• Work with a large team to provide specialist support to community based clients
• Large organisation with a focus on NDIS and participant support
• Varied caseload including general and sometimes complex disabilities

Occupational Therapist

Work in a varied role providing best practice clinical intervention

Work a team of Allied Health Clinicians across a wide scope of practice

Work with one of Australia most respected organisations

About the Company

The organisation are a not for profit provider of specialist disability support and have a great local and National reputation, history and set of values that are all based around providing the highest standard of care to the community they service.

The organisation has been in operation for many years and has grown to be a leader in the field. Through continuous focus on delivery of care, a strong vision and set of values, as well as strong community collaboration, their vision is to become a leader in the provision of therapy to the community of patients.

About the Job

The recent roll out of the NDIS and participant led funding has resulted in increased opportunity to the development of services and practice scope with the organisation who wish to lead the way in the provision of therapy.

Work will involve the provision of therapy to those living independently in the community. You will be responsible for the provision of highly specialist equipment and modifications to enable clients to live safely and to enable the fullest involvement in all day to day activities.

There are over 20 front line staff working in the allied health team locally including a mix of educators and allied health clinicians and it’s for this reason we are seeking someone with very strong clinical reasoning skills and the ability to think about health provision holistically.

Previous community health experience would be highly regarded as work in often completed off site in the homes of clients.

Please note that there are opportunities locally for those interested in either an adult caseload or a caseload working with Paediatric patients and their families as a KeyWorker for anyone more interested in specialist paediatric service delivery.

Day to Day Duties

Day to day duties will include:

• Working one to one with clients, families and other members of the team
• Providing treatment, education and guidance in a one to one or group based setting
• Work with a large network of clients and local health professionals
• Create and review care and treatment plans based on individual needs
• Working to strict policy and procedures

Skills and Experience Required

• Ability to engage clients from a range of backgrounds
• At least 3 years of previous experience in the field
• Ability to adhere to local OH&S policy and procedures
• Full professional registration with no practice limitations
• Eligibility to work and live in Australia
• Previous experience and understanding of the NDIS

Employment packages with the organisation are some of the best in the industry and are all designed to engage staff, promote long term careers and are structure around mutual respect and flexibility. CPD allowances, Higher than usual salaries, ongoing training, career progression and more. A really good overall package and an employer of choice. There are a lot of community based roles out there at the moment but this one really is worth looking at.

Salaries are flexible and as always, more information can be provided to anyone wishing to speak about the role confidentially.

To submit your application in strict confidence, click the 'apply' button. If you require further information, please contact Matthew Quinn on 03 9864 6001.

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