We are One Team IPC Health, we are passionate, creative and we make a difference.We deliver innovative high-quality services that are client centred, collaborative, coordinated and demonstrate value through measured impact. We are a not-for-profit community health service committed to working with the rapidly growing areas of Melbourne’s middle and outer West, where population will grow by 400,000 in the coming 15 years. By year 2035, we anticipate that the total population served will be approximately 1.2 million.The OpportunitySeeking creative Occupational Therapists with a growth mindset and interest working closely with children to join our Child Health team to make a difference in our community. Applying your clinical and interpersonal skills, you will engage and provide occupational therapy assessment and management services to children from birth to school entry experiencing motor skills and sensory development delays; or for whom the ability to undertake activities of daily living consistent with the child's age is the primary area of difficulty. You will also work closely with the family around health education, therapeutic management and health promotion using a family centred approach.With a commitment to high quality service provision, you will have the opportunity to develop, implement and evaluate primary care and health promotion activities and services that meets our strategic goals. Working with your Child Health portfolio and within the social model of health, you will embed evidence based practice as well as work within a multi-disciplinary team including Speech Pathologists and Psychologists ! Within this role, you will further build your clinical and professional capacity through -Access to regular individual supervision, onsite mentoring, group supervision and case discussions.Regular internal professional development activities Involvement in portfolios in enhancing care within our Child Health Team.We enjoy seeing our people grow and exploring their talents, so previous experience in a similar environment is not required as we are opening opportunities to clinicians at various stages of their careers. If you are seeking something different, this is an excellent opportunity to see what community health is all about !The opportunity is a Full Time Fixed Term (Parental Leave Cover) until November 2022. Based at our Sunshine campus, this role is classified under the Victorian Stand Alone Community Health Centres, Health Professionals Multi-Employer Agreement 2017-2021 at a Grade 1 classification offers $68,152 pa - $82,912 per hour plus 10% superannuation and access to monthly accrued days off!You will make a difference byProviding safe and effective services to achieve positive outcomes.Contributing to quality service improvements leading to improved success for our teams and consumers.Using your expertise and skills to competently deliver a range of evidence-based health interventions.Collaborating with your clinical and support teams to develop, implement and evaluate primary care programs and services.To succeed, you will needTertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy discipline.Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate within a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of services to the community.Demonstrated capacity to embed best practice that is client focused and family centred in the assessment, treatment and case management of individual clients and groups.Current and valid AHPRA registration, Victorian Working with Children’s Check and driver’s licence.What next?If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Position Description, submit your resume and answer a few questions.To find out more about the role, please contact:Sebastian Buccheri - Senior Manager Allied Health Services on 0411 201 908 Applications close 11 November 2021.We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email Careers@ipchealth.com.au with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.Position Description - Paediatric Occupational Therapist
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Hoppers Crossing
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