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About the Opportunity
We are currently seeking a skilled and enthusiastic individual
to appoint to a permanent, full-time Senior Occupational Therapist
position working with the Bentley Mental Health Community
Programme.
In this position, the successful applicant will work as part of
a multidisciplinary team to provide Occupational Therapy services
and Care Coordination to consumers in the clinical area of Adult
Community Mental Health through the facilitation and promotion of
consumer safety and quality of care.
The successful applicant will
practice as an Occupational Therapist in accordance with
Occupational Therapy professional and registration requirements,
standards, codes, guidelines, and EMHS policies and guidelines.
For more information regarding this position, including a
thorough breakdown of duties, reporting structures, and the
selection criteria used in assessing applicants, we encourage you
to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.
For further job-related Information: for
further information, we encourage you to contact Louise Splatt,
Team Leader OT Mental Health, on ******** ***.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be
considered for other 'similar' vacancies within EMHS and/or the
wider WA public sector.
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.
The East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) comprises an
extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain
and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 828,000 Western
Australians in its catchment area.
Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of
tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including
emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency
surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient
services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women's,
children's and neonates services.
The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley Hospital;
Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda
Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of
community and population health services.
The Bentley Health Service (BHS) is a fully accredited public




hospital located 10km from the Perth CBD and forms part of the
Royal Perth Bentley Mount Lawley Group.
BHS provides quality
healthcare to the community, specialising in the delivery of
rehabilitation, community child and adolescent health, mental
health care and aged care services.
The range of services includes
specialist outpatient services, Allied Health, General Surgery,
Ophthalmology, Gynaecology and Urology.
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.
Adaptable leave arrangements.
Other professional and location-based allowances.
12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your
choice.
For information on superannuation
click here.
Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms,
pools, and fitness centres across Australia.
Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work.
Free Parking.
EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by
people who are representative of the diverse communities
we assist.
We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people
to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual
orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics,
including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse
backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or
bodily diversity, and people with disability.
WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a
part of WA Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy.
As a measure to
achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act ****
applies to this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights.
This includes visa holders.
Permanent appointments may be made to
individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas
that enable ongoing employment in Australia.
We are committed to building a workplace culture that values
diversity and inclusion.




We actively promote applications from
people with disability.
Reasonable adjustments will be provided to
support you through the recruitment process.
Please contact
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to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the
application or selection process.
Other Conditions: 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.
Application Instructions: Applicants are
requested to apply online ()
and provide suitable Referees, it is preferable for your referee to
be a current supervisor or manager.
Satisfactory references are an
essential part of East Metropolitan Health Service's (EMHS)
recruitment.
Set yourself up to succeed in your application by
providing suitable, contactable referees.
Applicants are advised to write a covering letter
outlining their suitability for this position and attach their
current resume or curriculum vitae.
In addition to this, applicants
are requested to provide a separate document (maximum four pages)
addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria
outlined on page five of the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.
When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use
real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in
assessing your suitability.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online.
Please
ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
Help in submitting your application: If
you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on ******** for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions on, or
after, 31st August **** at 4:00pm will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.

📌 Senior Occupational Therapist (Perth)
🏢 Department of Health (WA Health)
📍 Perth