Description
Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-12 Month Contracts with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Level 2 & 3 (PN 59332, 20650)
Salary: $85,893 - $119,774 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Community Care Occupational Therapy
Closing Date: 8 August 2024
What can we offer you:
City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
Flexible working conditions - work laptop and mobile phone supplied.
2% annual salary Allied Health Professional Development Allowance.
Structured and regular professional development and clinical supervision.
Support to participate in and lead quality improvement projects and research.
Access to health and wellbeing programs.
Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Care Occupational Therapy team at Canberra Health Services (CHS). Situated in the Division of Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services, the team is comprised of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Allied Health Assistants. We are a cohesive team that strives for excellence and supports each other to foster wellbeing and a positive workplace culture.
We have temporary Health Professional Officer 2 (HP 2) and Health Professional Officer 3 (HP 3) positions to backfill for maternity leave. For our HP2 vacancies, the preferred candidates will have a minimum of 12 months experience working as an Occupational Therapist preferably in a similar setting. Temporary positions will be available for a period of 6 – 12 months, with a possibility of extension and or permanency. During the application process, you will be prompted to advise your preference.
Community Care Occupational Therapy services are offered from community health centres and in patient homes across the ACT. The service provides assessment and intervention relating to assistive technology and home modifications for patients aged 18+ years. Patients vary in their medical conditions and may include people with neurological conditions, orthopaedic conditions, complex medical conditions and frail aged. Community Care Occupational Therapy also provides services for the National Disability Insurance Scheme participants as well as Commonwealth Home Support Program clientele.
For more information regarding the position for Health Professional Level 2 duties click here for the Position Description.
For more information regarding the position for Health Professional Level 3 duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for Allied Health Professionals.
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Leah Epistola at (02) 5124 5748 or at [email protected]. 