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Our Journey

Monash Health Community’s guiding principle is contemporary person-centred care and proactively supports our community to improve and maintain health, independence and wellbeing by coordinating and providing care across multiple settings while supporting clients to live their best lives. The Aged and Community Care (ACC) Program within Monash Health Community consists of a multi-disciplinary team providing an interdisciplinary service to support frail older people within their own homes, and younger people with disabilities. The program aims to keep the client independent within their community by proactively promoting health, independence, and self-management. Our team of highly experienced Occupational Therapists work to provide timely, person-centred interventions to prevent deterioration of health and admission to hospital and or residential care.

• The Aged and Community Care Team operate within the Cardinia Casey Catchment
• This position is temporary full-time until 03/07/2024

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to take up a fixed term full-time Grade 2 role until July 2024, working Monday to Friday. Grade 1’s looking for the next step in their career are strongly encouraged to apply!

A Day in the Life

As the Grade 2 Occupational Therapist, you will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support clients to promote independence and to remain living at home and within the community for as long as possible. The role requires the provision of evidence-informed assessment, intervention and discharge planning to clients within the Aged and Community Care Program.

Occupational Therapists work with clients and/or carers to increase their engagement in meaningful occupation and support healthy living options. Services can take place in a client’s home, in the community and/or by telehealth. You will also be responsible for working within the Aged and Community Care program to provide best practice client care by:

• Using specialist skills and knowledge to conduct client assessments and interventions independently, incorporating remedial, compensatory, educational and preventative strategies to achieve optimal evidence-based consumer care
• Achieving operational effectiveness whilst maintaining client-centered, compassionate care
• Create strong partnerships within and outside Monash Health in collaboration with Senior Clinicians, and Team Leaders.

To see first-hand what our team of Occupational Therapists think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video and please check out our YouTube channel.

What you will bring & what you need:

• dedication to safe best practices & quality care
• committed to delivering patient-centred care & a patient advocacy
• enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or relevant equivalent degree
• Current AHPRA registration
• Current Driver’s License

What we offer:

In this role, you can look to receive achievable and manageable KPIs with a strong focus on delivering evidence-based, comprehensive care. You will be supported by a large Occupational Therapy team (within ACC and Monash Health) and have access to senior OT & regular supervision (both 1:1 and peer supervision). You will have opportunities and encouragement to complete quality projects as well as assist with student supervision and support for promotions in the future workforce. All of this can be yours whilst:

• Maintaining a comfortable work-life balance (no expectation to stay longer hours)
• Opportunities for hybrid working (on completion of appropriate on-boarding/training period)
• Flexible working time start and finish times (within business needs)
• Access to Tools of Trade i.e. Mobile phone, iPad
• Fleet cars are provided for home visits

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Josh Varghese on 0419 797 110.

Monash Health is a great place to work

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• free vaccinations
• private health insurance at discounted rates
• health imaging services
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one-quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborns and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit). Click Apply Now to access this.