Occupational Therapist Grade 2 Acute Services - Fixed Term (12 Months) Full Time

Occupational Therapist Grade 2

Join us at Mercy Hospital and help us deliver even greater outcomes for our patients, families, communities, and you. The Occupational Therapy department at WMH offers a supportive environment that promotes a culture of learning and development, with various opportunities for career progression. The friendly WMH OT teams consists of 28 dedicated clinicians who provide referral based holistic care to the emergency department, short stay unit, acute, subacute, community (Hospital in the Home; Health Independence Program and Commonwealth Home support Program) and outpatient hand therapy clients.

Our acute team provides clinical services within the emergency department, short stay unit, medical and surgical wards and to the inpatient palliative care unit. The growing team consists of grade 1, 2 and 3 clinicians, with an established professional supervision structure in place.

The Grade 2 Occupational Therapist provides:

• quality, evidence based, person-centred care as part of a multidisciplinary care team to the allocated caseload.
• clinical support to Grade 1 staff, allied health assistants and students
• a contribution to service development and leadership within the existing acute OT service.

Professional supervision is provided by the acute services Grade 3 therapist and internal PD opportunities are available through the AH education teams programs and the OT department.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and current, full Occupational Therapy registration with AHPRA
• Minimum of 2 years strong clinical skills/experience relevant to the acute setting.
• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.