Senior Hands/ Burns/ Surgical Occupational Therapist
Full-time PermanentCompetitive 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 opportunity for a senior staff member to join our Surgical Team. Within this role, the successful applicant will provide 0.5 FTE coverage in the Hands/Burns team and 0.5 FTE coverage to the inpatient surgical wards. 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 surgical conditions and knowledge in hands therapy and/or burns management preferable.
Our Occupational Therapy Department provides Occupational Therapy services across the Canberra Hospital, including critical care units, medical and surgical wards, outpatients and maternity and paediatrics. 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.
Minimum Requirements: 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.For more information on this position and how to apply, please reach out to our contact officer. Your queries are important to us, and we look forward to addressing them. Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on delivering high-quality, effective, person-centered 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.
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