Currently we are seeking
a passionate and innovative Senior Occupational
Therapist to join our team at the SMHS Older Adult Health
Hub.
This is a full-time,
fixed-term position until 28 June ****, with possibility of
extension(s) and/or permanency.
This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose,
and your voice finds its place.
Are you ready to dive headfirst
into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed?
Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to
start!
The Older Adult Health
(OAH) Hubs are a current model of care designed to support
older adults to achieve optimal health through safe,
high‐quality, integrated, community‐based care.
The hubs are
specialist‐led and operate through a combination of virtual and
physical services, delivering and coordinating proactive and
responsive care.
This includes illness and injury prevention,
risk prediction, early intervention, and timely access to
appropriate services.
The SMHS Older Adult Health Hub:
Optimises older adult independence through maintaining and
improving function, growing health literacy, supporting choice
autonomy, and scaffolding and supporting carers
Provides coordinated, comprehensive multidisciplinary
care
Supports liaison between primary care and SMHS
services.
About the role: As part of a multidisciplinary
team you will plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate
Occupational Therapy services to patients in the South Metropolitan
OAH Hub using advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice
skills.
You will also plan, implement, and evaluate patient safety
and quality of care.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will
ensure your practice is in accordance with the Occupational Therapy
professional and registration requirements, standards, codes and
guidelines and SMHS policies and guidelines.
SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health
services within a catchment area stretching more than **** square
kilometres across the southern half of Perth.
Our vision is Excellent health care,



every time.
You can
read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes
recruitment and employment!
SMHS encourages Aboriginal people,
people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or
LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and
family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
Want to know more?
We encourage you to contact
Olivia Donjerkovich OAH Hub Care Navigator on ********
***
If you are ready to partner with us see the application
instructions below:
Your application should include:
A copy of your current CV in no more than 4
pages
A statement addressing the selection criteria 2,3,4
& 7 only in no more than 4 pages
The names and contact details of two (2) current referees
who can attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online.
Please ensure you allow enough time to complete
the online application process as you will be required to answer
various questions and attach your documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on ******** for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Employee Benefits
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in
line with operational requirements):
Professional Development Opportunities and Study
leave/assistance
Flexible working arrangements
Flexible leave arrangements
Other professional and location-based allowances
For further information click




here.
Eligibility
Are you eligible?
To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed
term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident,
or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for
permanent appointments).
WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all
forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.
We are
committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA
Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act **** applies to
this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and
responsibility.
WA Health policies require applicants to undertake
a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the
appointment process.
As well as undertaking a criminal record
screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to
undertake a working with children check (if required for the role)
and a pre-employment health assessment.
We may ask referees to
comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service.
In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised
vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected
from this process.
Both of these options remain valid for a period
of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate
endorses the recruitment decision.
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

📌 Senior Occupational Therapist (Western Australia)
🏢 South Metropolitan Health Service - South Metropolitan Health Service
📍 Western Australia