Level 3 Occupational Therapist - Supportive Care Service

Job Description

Employment Type : Permanent Part TimePosition Classification : Occupational Therapist Level 3Remuneration : $56.69 - $58.52 per hour plus superannuationHours Per Week : 20Requisition ID : REQ557153Applications Close Date: 10 March, 2025 Level 3 Occupational Therapist - Supportive Care Service, St George Hospital, Kogarah Are you ready for your next career step as an Occupational Therapist in Palliative Care? This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, compassionate and motivated occupational therapist to be permanently appointed to our Level 3 Supportive Care OT role. You will have the opportunity to contribute clinical expertise in the management of patients within the last 12-24 months of life known to the St George Hospital Supportive Care Service. We look forward to welcoming an enthusiastic and effective leader to enhance our occupational therapy team.St George Hospital Occupational Therapy Department Our vision is "Empowering you to live the life you want through creativity, collaboration and choice". We are a supportive department focused on person-centered, compassionate care. We have a strong focus on clinical and leadership skill development, and strive to provide consistent high-quality occupational therapy services across the campus. Our department consists of 34 occupational therapists and support staff, and we work across a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community services. Clinically we provide services to aged care, acute surgical and medical, trauma, neurological, rehabilitation, palliative care, lymphoedema and hands patients. We coordinate a robust student program, and provide a variety of professional development opportunities. We support flexible work practices, protected time for non-clinical tasks (quality improvement, continuing professional education, and leadership development) and enjoy a positive and supportive workplace culture.The Role The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.As a level 3 occupational therapist within our team, you will be expected to plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge in order to provide high-quality occupational therapy care to patients of the Community Supportive Care Service and St George Hospital Occupational Therapy Department consistent with NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.The Occupational Therapist will have responsibility for providing clinical care and care coordination to people living within SESLHD who have end of life and palliative care needs and who are in the last 12-24 months of life. The Occupational Therapist will support these patients through the Community Supportive Care Services (CSCS) model at St George Hospital (SGH).The position will assist with triage of patients to the appropriate community or outpatient services. Once accepted to the CSCS, the Occupational Therapist will provide comprehensive health assessments, therapy, education and support to patients and their families. Within this role, there will be a requirement to undertake clinical reviews across clinic, community and virtual care settings, either alone or in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team. This role will also focus on building the capability of inpatient clinicians by supporting them to identify unmet palliative care and end-of-life needs, promoting early referrals to specialist palliative care services, and acting as a conduit for communication between the ward-based clinician and the palliative care multidisciplinary team (MDT).The successful candidate will be supported by the Palliative Care Team within the Supportive Care Service at St George Hospital as well as by the Occupational Therapy Department at St George Hospital. In addition to the above, there will be opportunities to lead education and research across the site and to undertake strategic planning activities.Benefits: Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing. Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members. Discounted Private Health Insurance. For Nurses – Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable. For Nurses – Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant. Qualifications: Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and Current Registration with AHPRA. Extensive post-graduate clinical experience in end of life and palliative care. Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels. Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature. Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning. Current Class C Drivers Licence. Need more information?1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards 2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Elise Klumpes-Grant on Our CORE Values are C ollaboration, O penness, R espect and E mpowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.Reasonable Adjustments NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.Information for applicants: An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing. Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer. SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ( ) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.We welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support. Please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email should you require support. #J-18808-Ljbffr