Occupational Therapist required, Bunbury, Western Australia.
Are you looking to be part of a passionate team who work together to improve the wellbeing of clients, customers, community, and each other, delivering outcomes that truly matter? Engage in a fulfilling career where you can collaborate with like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a real impact in the world? Then, this could be the job for you.
Your role would involve coordinating the delivery of therapy services to assess function and capacity and provide therapy programs to both children and adults with development challenges.
If you are an Occupational Therapist and looking for a new challenge we'd love to discuss this role and other relevant opportunities with you.
Duties/Responsibilities
• Provide Therapeutic Services to a range of designated NDIS participants utilising a strength-based service model.
• Coordinate the delivery of therapy services to assess function and capacity and provide therapy programs to both children and adults with development challenges.
• Conduct assessments and work with Practitioners and participants to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and review of the therapeutic plan, as appropriate to the circumstances and needs of the individual participant.
• Conduct home visits and visits to the community as required.
• Refer to and liaise with other medical and allied health professionals as required.
• Coach, advise and provide on-the-job support to team members and carers to improve their skills and knowledge in the areas of developmental milestone development and evidence-based interventions and practice to improve participant outcomes.
• Plan, develop and facilitate or co-facilitate therapeutic therapy programs for participants and other stakeholders internal and external to the organisation relating to specialisation.
• Attend review meetings, case conferences, and other meetings and ensure all documentation and notes are saved to Case Manager.
• Work with other Allied HealthProfessionals to build capability across the team.
• Provide excellent Customer Service and effective Complaint
Management, escalating to the Regional manager as appropriate
• Document and create reports on participant services using technology and paper-based systems in a clear, logical,
understandable, and timely way.
• Always adhere to all NDIS Policies and Procedures.
Benefits:
Enjoy a structured onboarding program and a range of career development opportunities, including coaching from industry experts and professional development training courses.
Flexible work arrangements and the option to purchase up to two additional weeks of annual leave.
Enjoy a range of wellness benefits, including wellbeing programs, an in-house wellness app, and discounts on gym memberships
Grow your career with professional development training courses, paid national relocation support, exciting secondment opportunities and an annual professional development allowance.
A competitive salary with annual reviews and bonuses, as well as additional benefits such as novated car leasing and salary sacrifice options.
About us:
Blue Sky People is a UK & Australia based healthcare recruitment agency, with over 20 years experience recruiting for clients in Australia, UK and UAE.
With clients nationwide across Australia and ranging from some of Australia's largest private healthcare businesses to boutique independent practices, we welcome applications from registered Occupational Therapists in Australia as well as those with an interest in moving to Australia from the UK and Ireland.
Years of experience looking after healthcare careers at home and abroad has provided us with a network of specialist advisors to support you with relocation assistance, visa advice, currency and banking, insurance, financial and tax advisory services. We have a wealth of practical knowledge to help you with your move and if we don't know it, we know an expert who does.
Working with hundreds of healthcare businesses throughout Australia gives us access to the whole of market, allowing us to source opportunities to meet your professional, lifestyle and family needs.
We offer a no-obligation call where you can discuss your plans in detail and we can frame our advice to suit your own specific circumstances. Best of all, our services to candidates are Free of Charge with our fees recovered from the end client.
With a range of visa's available, we'll talk you through the pro's and cons of each, advising you on what options are best suited to your personal and/or family circumstances - introducing you to our partners for further professional advice as required.
Wherever and whenever you are looking to make the move within or to Australia, we'd love to hear from you. Feel free to ask us about our next UK Trade Show events and Nationwide client roadshows.