• New Graduate
• Grade 1
• 12 Month Full Time Contract

Your New Organisation

DPV Health is a leading healthcare services provider operating out of Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. Our professional staff deliver a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services.

At DPV Health we pride ourselves on being inclusive and celebrating the diversity of all people within our communities. We are passionate about helping to support people to lead happy healthy lives. We are dedicated to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, disability, LGBTIQ, and newly arrived communities.

A little about the role

As an Occupational Therapist at DPV Health you will be part of a dynamic team, providing client centred care, with a high standard of clinical service to members of our community. You will strive to enable clients to achieve their Occupational Performance goals as directed by their client directed care plans.  

As a DPV Health New Graduate Occupational Therapist your responsibilities will include:

• Working with clients to achieve their functional goals
• Maintaining current evidence based practice
• Being a committed and active team member.
• 1 – 2 days supervised Hand Therapy
• Attendance and contribution with Complex Wheelchair and Seating Clinic – learning to write reports and co -ordinate with equipment reps etc follow up contacts.  Organising appointments.
• Gaining skills and experience with triaging referrals to the Occupational Therapy service
• Participation with the organising and planning of groups. Groups include; Let’s Talk Dementia; Living Well With Pain; Hand Therapy Groups
• Attending home visits in an observational capacity –to develop documentation skills for the home visits, completing Occupational Therapy assessments, organising trials, equipment reps, writing notes, reports, SWEP applications. Deliver equipment. 

About you

You will ideally have experience working within the community setting with clients who are aged, have disabilities and/or chronic conditions.

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent.
• AHPRA Registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• You will be eligible for credentialing with SWEP  

About the perks

• Salary Packaging – part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!
• Work-Life Balance – we understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible.
• Health and Wellbeing – we promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the communities we serve. We provide flu vaccinations on site and free, confidential counselling services are available just to name a few.
• Professional Development – with access to modern, digital eLearning you’ll have flexibility of course timing with access to shorter, more customised content. Accompanied by face to face training, your continual professional development is always top of our priority list.

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Policy Check, hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Clearance Check
• Full driver license and travel between sites required
• You may be asked to either provide or register for a Medicare and MBS provider number

Applicants must provide their resume as well as providing a brief statement addressing the ‘Key Selection Criteria’ outlined in the position description.

For further enquires contact: Kim Manderson, Team Leader- Occupational Therapy at DPV Health [email protected], using the subject line: New Graduate Occupational Therapist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. To apply please click Apply Now.

DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.