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Senior Occupational Therapist Soaring Health Sport, Wellness & Community CentreLocation: Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe role offers the opportunity to work in a stateoftheart allied health centre that provides services across six clinics in Melbourne. Our dedicated team delivers onsite, remote, and inhome services in Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Dietetics and allied health care. We are passionate about enriching lives so people can go on living.BenefitsFlexible working hoursComplete autonomy with calendar and bookingsWorking within a stateoftheart facility with a dedicated frontend teamWorklife balanceWhat You Will DoUse therapeutic occupations and activities, including therapeutic use of self, as part of the therapeutic process.Develop clients'' skills in selfcare, selfmanagement, home management, and community/work/school reintegration.Educate and support individuals, family members, caregivers, and others through collaborative and consultative partnerships and familycentered approaches.Coordinate care, manage cases, provide transition services, discharge planning, client advocacy and onward referral to relevant services.Modify environments (e.g., home, work, school, community) and adapt processes, applying ergonomic principles.Assess, customise, and oversee equipment provision including orthotic devices and provide training in the use of prosthetic devices.Support driver rehabilitation and community mobility.Use natural contexts for assessment and intervention (home, school, workplace, community).Apply a range of therapeutic procedures to enhance performance (e.g., woundcare management, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processing techniques, manual therapy skills).Take on more clients of a greater variety.Complete assessment and reports independently.Effectively supervise AHA and PT students in clinic.Provide opportunities for new graduates to observe and act as a buddy for newgrad OTs.Participate in MDT training and workshops.Build skills in particular clinical areas.You Will Also Be Responsible ForTake on more complex clients.See a greater variety of clients of all types.Complete AT assessment and reports independently for specialised AT.Supervise PT and AHA students in clinic.Provide mentoring and supervision for OT and newgrad OTs.How We Will Support YouDedicated admin team.Dedicated HR and finance team to look after all admin affairs.Dedicated team leaders and team manager in each department.Fully stocked clinics with resources.Resource packs available for community work.Backend processes in place to make daily work easier.Resource budget per discipline per month.Dedicated internal/external supervision and mentoring as well as professional development.Opportunities for observation of more experienced/specialised staff across disciplines.What''s In It For YouAdvancement of clinical knowledge.Working with preferred caseload and client types.Ongoing clinical development.Regular mentoring and supervision.Team specific meetings and support.Inhouse professional development at no cost (over 40 PD hours per year).More BenefitsAccess to a work car for community and remote work.Paid travel for community work.Paid PD leave.PD budget per calendar year.Paid staff meetings and professional development inhouse.Access for work vehicle and workrelated travel coverage.Access to gym and swim facilities at our sites located inside leisure centres.Job DetailsSeniority level: MidSeniorEmployment type: FulltimeJob function: Health Care ProviderIndustry: Public Health#J-18808-Ljbffr