SA Health
Job reference: 955630
Location: 5168 - NOARLUNGA CENTRE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Noarlunga Hospital - Morier Inpatient Unit
- Salary $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Full-time ongoing position | Rotational | 0.4FTE

Grow Your Career in Occupational Therapy!

Join SALHN's Acute Mental Health Occupational Therapy team, providing assessment and treatment to adult inpatients to support recovery, independence and positive health outcomes.

About the role:

The Occupational Therapist operationally reports to the Nurse Unit Manager and professionally reports to principal occupational therapist for the coordination and provision of an Occupational Therapy service facilitating recovery-oriented practice which facilitates improved mental health outcomes for consumers during acute admission to the Morier Ward.

Duties for the role will include:

- Using increasing professional knowledge and skills to provide assessments, interpret findings and plan and implement interventions plans in conjunction with the patient, carers, and other health professionals
- Managing with reduced supervision,



non-routine clinical situations when more complex problem solving, professional decision making, and practice skills are required
- Working collaboratively with members of other disciplines within SALHN
- Ensuring documentation is consistent with service policy and practice
- Maintaining and developing clinical and qualified knowledge and skills

About you:

- Knowledge of community resources, formal and informal, relevant to those having endured and severe mental disorder and disability
- Demonstrated competency in the clinical management of a broad range of conditions.
- Demonstrated competency in Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written
- Demonstrated ability to undertake the physical demands of the job

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Abhinav Saini, Nurse Unit Manager, Phone: (phone hidden), E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date: Sunday 22nd November 11.55 pm

📌 Occupational Therapist (Noarlunga Centre)
🏢 Government Of South Australia
📍 Noarlunga Centre