SA Health Job reference: 866260
Location: - VARIOUS -
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network - Location NegotiableAHP3 | Full Time | OngoingBase Salary Range: $104,180 - $111,746 p.aIn addition to base salary, this position attracts Superannuation, Leave Loading and Salary Sacrificing Benefits (salary packaging).Join our team and impact the lives of patients in our community with your passion and expertise! About Us: The Flinders and Upper North region offers a relaxed lifestyle, breathtaking views, endless adventures and friendly and diverse communities.
With a short commute to work, you'll have more time in your day to spend with your family, friends and explore the many attractions of the Flinders and Upper North region.
With wide-open spaces, parks and sports and access to many recreational activities, you'll find something to enjoy outside of work.
There is access to public and private schooling, including tertiary education, making it a great place to raise a family.
You will become a part of a supportive and welcoming team and have opportunities to work in a variety of settings whilst working across both discipline specific and multi-disciplinary teams.
You'll also have access to continuing education and development opportunities, allowing you to grow your career, all while working to improve community health outcomes and wellbeing.
Service: Community Mental Health Team The Community Mental Health Teams are located at both Port Augusta and Whyalla, providing specialised one-to-one counselling, group work, care coordination and health promotional activities to promote mental, emotional, physical, and social health and wellbeing.
Workers provide information, education, counselling and support to adults, families and carers whose lives are affected by mental health issues.
There are also specialist youth mental health clinicians based in the region and access to specialist older persons mental health services.
About the Role: The Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) is a seasoned and highly skilled clinician responsible for delivering Occupational Therapy services within Flinders and Upper North LHN Mental Health (MH) in a multidisciplinary setting.
They play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and safety of Mental Health services, particularly focusing on subacute care, and supporting the recovery of mental health consumers in rural and remote areas of South Australia (SA).
In addition to their clinical duties, the Clinical Senior OT serves as a mentor and supervisor, providing guidance and professional support to MH Occupational Therapy professionals and students, with a specialized emphasis on subacute care.
They lead by example in maintaining high clinical standards and practices within the LHN MH, holding portfolios that drive expertise development and service enhancements in Occupational Therapy.
As a regional clinical leader, the Clinical Senior OT represents local teams, regions, and LHN MH on various committees, and may lead or contribute to relevant projects.
This role allocates 70% of time to local clinical and leadership responsibilities, and 30% to Occupational Therapy leadership, portfolio management, and supervision matters.
About You: Must hold a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and as a regulated profession be eligible for full registration as an Occupational Therapist within Australia.Provide complex clinical and consultancy services as a Rural Generalist or within a specific discipline in the LHN Mental Health sector.Demonstrate clinical competence and advanced reflective-practice skills while adopting new techniques.Utilize in-depth understanding of LHN goals and operations to manage diverse responsibilities effectively.Offer guidance on service development and redesign to align with demand and consumer needs.Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) Applicant Information: Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.Want To Know More?
Contact: Jo-anne Drummond - Manager , 0455 079 852 , ******
Application Closing Date: Thursday 9th January 2025 - 11.55PM
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
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