CRVCID

743399

This
recruitment process offers a Permanent Full-Time contract for 76

hours per fortnight.

South
Metropolitan Health Service, every employee contributes to
delivering safe, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our
vision of Excellent health care, every time, we
place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre
of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning
and leadership that reflects our commitment to being
Collectively One, Locally Led. Through tailored
development programs, leadership opportunities and contemporary
ways of working, our people are empowered to grow, thrive and make

a meaningful difference across every site and portfolio.

Position Profile and

Role

We
are currently seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist

to join our team.

As part of
the multi-disciplinary team, plans, implements, coordinates and
evaluates Occupational Therapy services to patients in the
Medihotel Surgical ward (M5) using advanced Occupational Therapy
clinical practice skills. This ward accommodates patients
from General Surgery, in addition to patients from other surgical
specialties as the demand requires. This Senior Occupational
Therapist role plans, implements and evaluates patient safety and
quality of care. Practices as a Senior Occupational Therapist and
ensures practice is in accordance with the Occupational Therapy
professional and registration requirements, standards, codes and

guidelines and SMHS policies and guidelines.

Want
to know more? We encourage you to contact Steph Coates, Head of Department - Occupational Therapy at 08 6152

1***.

About

us

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.

Fiona
Stanley Hospital (FSH) is an 863-bed tertiary and
quaternary hospital providing a broad range of specialised
healthcare services. These include the State Rehabilitation
Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, dedicated mental health
facilities, maternity, paediatric and neonatal care, as well as the




State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers highly specialised
treatments such as heart and lung transplantation and hyperbaric

medicine.

Adjacent to
the hospital, the FSH Medihotel operates within the Aegis Health
Building and provides an innovative extension of FSH healthcare

services, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Application and

assessment support

If you have
any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully
participate in the application and assessment process, please
contact Steph Coates, Head of Department - Occupational Therapy at

08 6152 1***.

If you are an
Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact

Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

How

to apply

You’ve heard from

us, now we’d like to hear from you.

Suitability

Criteria: Suitability recognises that merit is determined not only

by skills, knowledge and experience, but also by a broader set of

factors. These include an applicant’s eligibility for appointment, demonstrated behaviours, alignment with organisational values and

ethical standards, and their ability to contribute positively to

our workplace culture.

Your

application should include:

- A copy

of your current CV and a Cover Letter

- A

statement addressing the suitability criteria, and specifically
the Essential Criteria in the JDF in no more than 2-3
pages

- The

names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can
attest to your suitability for this role. Please note referees
may be contacted as part of the initial assessment

process.

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 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during

business hours.

Employee

Advantages





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

- 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.

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 1984 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, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for
other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS 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.

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 (Perth)
🏢 WA Government
📍 Perth