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1. Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth Vale
2. Salary : $101,124 - $108,467 - AHP3; Temporary Full-Time, up until 31 December 2024
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.
With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.
Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
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.
Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
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.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Allied Health Division.
The Senior Occupational Therapist is responsible to the Senior Manager Occupational Therapy for the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of quality Occupational Therapy services for patients of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN).
The Senior Occupational Therapist (Orthopaedics/Surgery) works to provide clinical services, leadership and coordination of the Occupational Therapy Orthopaedics/Surgical services. The incumbent also provides support to other inpatient services.
Working in conjunction with other Occupational Therapy members and other health professionals the Senior Clinician optimises patient functional and health outcomes in this specialty area. As a highly skilled and competent clinician, the incumbent delivers quality services and provides clinical leadership within the acute hospital services, providing support and supervision to less experienced staff.
To be eligible for this position, you must have a Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Australia.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s)
3. DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
4. National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position ()
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: 840126