Description

Occupational Therapist – Grade 1 and 2

Full Time

This is your chance to join a passionate and diverse Allied Health team, immersing yourself in a thriving regional city whilst making a difference for the local community.

Our Allied Health Team: 

The Allied Health team at Mildura Base Public Hospital comprises of over 30 staff including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Dietetics, Social Work and Allied Health Assistants. 
Allied Health clinicians are valued within the organisation and all disciplines report to an Allied Health Manager, who is an Allied Health Professional. 
The diversity of the workload for an Allied Health Professional is a key benefit within our organisation. 

The Role: 

We are currently seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide services across the acute, sub-acute, rehabilitation and outpatient settings.

Your workload will include outpatient’s service such as hand therapy, neurological, rehabilitation and pre-admission assessment.

You will also gain experience in a variety of general hospital settings including orthopaedics, general medical / surgical wards, rehabilitation and outpatients. 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registration with AHPRA
• Experience in an acute hospital setting and/or rehabilitation 
• The capacity to manage a busy and diverse caseload
• Be able to deliver strong and effective communication skills and have exceptional inter-personal skills
• The ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment and independently.
• Ability to effectively plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy treatment programs.
• A strong focus on time management and highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Positive self-awareness and a caring and nurturing personality.

For more role specific information please visit Mildura Base Public Hospital Job Vacancies to view the position description.

The Mildura Base Public Hospital is an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day to day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes. 

Our People, Our H.E.A.R.T:
Our H E A R T values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.

What MBPH has to offer you: 

• Internal Professional Development– including but not limited to the opportunity for eligible employees to access scholarships for postgraduate studies as well as specifically designed programs within MBPH for skill development
• An environment where external professional development is supported and encouraged
• Free parking on site for all employees and on-site Café 
• Salary Packaging – Pay less tax
• Employee Assistance and Intervention Programs – Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy 
• Free employee events and celebrations (check out our Facebook page @MilduraBasePublicHospital to see what we have been up to this past year)
• At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network of LGBTQIA+ Allies and
• organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity.
  
  

How to Apply:

All applications must be lodged online by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button. 

For further enquiries please contact our human resources team. 
E: [email protected] 

A valid Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.

Requirements

• Registration with AHPRA
• Experience in an acute hospital setting and/or rehabilitation 
• The capacity to manage a busy and diverse caseload
• Be able to deliver strong and effective communication skills and have exceptional inter-personal skills
• The ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment and independently.
• Ability to effectively plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy treatment programs.
• A strong focus on time management and highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Positive self-awareness and a caring and nurturing personality.