Job Description - Senior Emergency Department & Acute Medical Unit Occupational Therapist (02L7L)
Job Number: 02L7L
Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary, 12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 60376)
Salary for HP3: $108,459 - $122,546 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Section: Acute Occupational Therapy
Closing Date: 22 January 2025
What can we offer you:
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. 11.5% Superannuation. Access to Employee Assistance Program. Access to discounted gym membership. Access to onsite Physiotherapists. Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop. Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval). About the Role:
We have an exciting 12-month temporary backfill opportunity for a senior staff member to join our medical team on the Acute Medical Unit and Emergency department ward. Our Emergency department and Acute Medical Unit role is to provide early assessment and intervention to facilitate discharge or determine need for downstream to other medical wards within the hospital. We are inviting suitably qualified Occupational Therapists with more than three years of experience for an HP3 position to apply. Suitable applicants will have experience working with a broad range of medical conditions with the aim to target early discharge.
Our Occupational Therapy Department provides Occupational Therapy services across the Canberra Hospital, including critical care units, medical and surgical wards, outpatients, maternity, and pediatrics. Staff will have the opportunity to help the team across these areas on a needs basis.
We support qualified Occupational Therapists of all levels embarking on a career move into hospital Occupational Therapy by providing skill development support from our Workforce Clinical Educator, supervision, and access to funded professional development opportunities.
As the Canberra Hospital continues to expand, so does our Occupational Therapy Department. This growth has opened up leadership and higher duties opportunities with mentoring support.
Financial relocation support (reimbursement) is available for Interstate and International candidates (permanent positions only).
We highly encourage interested applicants to reach out to our contact officer for more information. Your queries are important to us and we look forward to addressing them.
Please address the selection criteria in your submission; otherwise, your application cannot be accepted. Please note responses and examples should demonstrate suitability to fulfill this position.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy. Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals. 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 focused 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.
The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Melinda Symon on 0401 080 052 or at
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