Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.
We're excited to welcome a Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) in stroke and neurology to work as part of a high functioning unit within the medical specialties OT team.
Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation.
We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community.
We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
The inpatient unit 4A Stroke, Neurology aims to provide excellent care to patients from admission to discharge.
Management is provided through evidence-based care, to optimise recovery and minimise the reoccurrence of strokes, delirium, and neurological disorders in patients.
The services use a multidisciplinary model of care through acute and subacute phases of a patient's journey.
The OT team provide specialist, early assessment, and rehabilitation to the patients on the stroke and neurology unit.
Key Responsibilities include:
Deliver independent high level Occupational Therapy clinical practice with infrequent need for direct clinical practice supervision.
Exercise professional judgement to a complex caseload, adapting routine clinical practice based on valid and reliable evidence.
Provide high level clinical advice, education and influence towards a common patient-centred vision and direction to qualified operational teams and relevant stakeholders regarding service delivery.




Provide leadership oversight and clinical practice supervision to less experienced Occupational Therapy practitioners and students as delegated.
Remuneration based pro rata on equivalent full time value up to $157,359 p.a., comprising salary rates: $***** - $***** p.h., employer contribution to superannuation ******%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP4) (Fixed term temporary part time position available for up to 12 months, 38 hrs p.f.).
Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy.
Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to *****%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here:
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
A wellness program;
Generous superannuation;
Flexible work arrangements;
Career training and development; and
Salary packaging.
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📌 Occupational Therapist - Senior (Stroke And Neurology) (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Queensland