Occupational Therapist

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Occupational Therapist will assist clients to overcome limitations caused either by injury or illness, psychological or emotional difficulties, and developmental delay.

In doing so, the Occupational Therapist will provide holistic, evidence-based supports to assist clients to increase independence while maximising their personal productivity, well-being and quality of life.

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT:

As per employment contract

REPORT TO:

Clinic Manager (relevant team)

LOCATION:

As per employment contract

MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage a caseload which may include children and adults with a range of needs.
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide a range of Occupational Therapy services, set goals and develop comprehensive therapy plans.
- Provide a range of supports and services to enable effective participation (of clients) in the occupations of everyday life, including:
- Activities of daily living: Showering, dressing, grooming, toileting and eating
- Household and community functioning: Home maintenance, budgeting, shopping and accessing the community to enable participation
- Education: Activities which allow a person to participate effectively in a learning environment (i.e. fine motor skills, attention, cognitive skills)
- Leisure and play: engaging in play and engaging in meaningful activities such as sport/community events.
- Social participation: Interacting positively with others in the community
- Work: Participating in employment and volunteer activities
- Conduct a variety of assessments and interventions for Therapy Inc clients, in keeping with accepted best practice standards, which may include both clinic-based appointments, home and community visits.
- Provide specific services and intervention aimed at supporting clients to achieve their goals.
- Assessment and prescription of assistive technology, including mobility devices and other relevant supports to increase client’s independence and participation across environments.




- Ensure cohesive service delivery and follow up, coordinating and communicating as required with other relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Meet billable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Accurate and timely documentation.
- Ability to ensure all reports are maintained up to date
- Ensure support is provided within the funding budget.
- Report progress and current status to key stakeholders, which may include family members, teachers, or medical professionals.
- Identify barriers that may restrict the patient’s physical, emotional, cognitive and/or social development, well-being, or participation.
- Complete accurate, timely and detailed reports outlining progress made towards client goals.
- Ensure reports are consistently updated in a timely manner.
- Contribute to practices and processes that enable service level monitoring, evaluation and reporting against KPIs and ensure required outcomes and performance measures are met.
- Engage in ongoing clinical supervision and professional development.
- Build capacity and enable families, while managing realistic expectations.
- Support the development of a reflective culture to inform, maintain and improve performance.
- Participate in regular Therapy Inclusive team meetings and other meetings as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent
- Registration with AHPRA
- Current Driver’s License
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS worker screening
- Current CPR / First Aid Certificate
- Completion of the NDIS Workers Orientation Module
- Ability to register for a Medicare Provider number




- Proof of working rights – passport/birth certificate/visa

EXPERIENCE:

- Demonstrated Continuing Professional Development.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload, including associated administrative and communicative tasks in an efficient and effective manner.
- Experience delivering therapy services to children, young people, and adults with disability.
- Knowledge of continuous quality improvement principles
- The ability to maintain professional working relationships
- Previous NDIS related experience (desirable).
- Previous experience with assessment and prescription of Assistive Technology (desirable)

SKILLS:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet agreed deadlines.
- High level information management competency including the ability to use technology to record, retrieve and report information.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to maintain good working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve conflict.
- Proven ability to complete relevant assessments and prepare reports.
- Demonstrated commitment and ability to maintain an ethical, inclusive and non-judgmental approach to service delivery.
- Demonstrated knowledge of family centred practice and commitment to the provision of services that reflect evidence-based best practice.
- Ability to identify key stakeholders and build strong effective relationships and partnerships internally and externally.
- Awareness and understanding of the functional and social impact of disability and the importance of social inclusion.
- Robust understanding of best practice principles and demonstrated ability to use these in practice.
- Understanding of and a commitment to the Professional Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct and the National Standards for Disability Services.

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