The Organisation:

Personalised Support Systems, founded in December 2019 is an organisation built on a strong presence, work ethic, and attention to detail. Personalised Support Systems is comprised of many youthful, energetic and experienced team members located all throughout Melbourne along with some surrounding regional suburbs. Their mantra is that they accept any participant regardless of their complexities and they take great pride in ensuring that the company is there to support both the participant and their family.

The Role:

As the Occupational Therapist Team Lead you will liaise with management as a consultant, to set up a designated space and participate in the development of the Occupational Therapy department. You will be supported in facilitating the growth of the department and providing the management team with your expert advice on how to continue improving our service delivery.Reporting to the Allied Health Manager you will:

• You will provide quality Occupational Therapy services to individuals and their support networks; including assessment (initial and ongoing as required) treatment, individual and/or group-based programs, education, report writing, and support services.
• Identify, organise, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based support services for our participants
• Provide continuous improvement and planning processes for the OT Team
• Offer input on strategies to build the participant base and services
• Provide relevant feedback on ways we can improve dedicated spaces, equipment required, and/or strategies to improve overall service delivery
• Work closely with Support Coordinators, NDIS/NDIA Planners to identify and appropriately manage participant needs.
• Support the development and implementation of processes and protocols for the NDIS and other organisations as required
• Ensure that clinical service delivery records and funding applications meet all requirements of the NDIS

The Person:

You’ll be driven and show a genuine passion for building capability within your team. In addition, you:

• Are a natural leader and possess strong practicing OT experience preferably within Disability/Aged/Community Services or Healthcare sectors
• Enjoy working with a high-performing group of colleagues and peers and accept responsibility and accountability
• Possess a high level of integrity, passion, and reliability
• Possess at least 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably within NFP/Disability/Aged/ Community Services sectors
• Demonstrate excellent written and spoken business communication skills, including facilitation skills
• Sound analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Have and maintain Registration registration with Australian Health Practitioners’ Regulation Authority (AHPRA)

The Offer:

The Occupational Therapist Team Lead position is offered on a permanent basis at a competitive salary plus superannuation.

If you have exceptional skills in the above areas and are looking for a new and exciting challenge, please make an application by clicking the 'Apply Now' tab below to submit your resume in Word format.

To confidentially discuss this role further, please feel free to call Alex Cooper (0472 510 848) from Johnson Recruitment.

This is a retained, exclusive assignment and any direct applications or referrals will be forwarded to Johnson Recruitment.