About the role
This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.
We're excited to welcome an Occupational Therapist to the Post Acute Care Services (PACS) team.
The Post Acute Care Service (PACS) is a rapid-response, short-term Allied Health and Nursing team that delivers targeted interventions to reduce the likelihood of hospital re-presentation. These interventions include: assessing equipment needs to support safe mobility and activities of daily living (ADLs); assisting with new diet modifications and ensuring they translate to the home environment; providing nursing input for symptom management, medication support, wound care, and IDC/SPC education; and facilitating safe access to community services while monitoring coping and providing support during the post-acute period.
Interventions can be delivered through a mix of home visits, telehealth, telephone, clinic visits or even meeting with patients and carers in another community location, depending on clinical need and patient/carer preferences. The focus of treatment is to reduce the risk of representation, with a focus on symptom management, falls prevention, compliance with discharge recommendations
Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
Key Responsibilities include
- Demonstrate competent knowledge, expertise and skill in the provision of Occupational Therapy services commensurate with level of experience in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, existing evidence-based practice and established clinical protocols. For complex or novel cases, you will seek direction from clinical seniors as appropriate.
- Maintain appropriate documentation and patient records in line with Departmental, Unit and Health Service procedures, and contribute to the maintenance of accurate and timely information systems (statistics collection, quality data). Ensure that time spent across clinical and non-clinical work is in keeping with assigned requirements.
- Participate in quality and service improvement activities to continually improve patient/client care, including the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols within the work environment.
- Commit to ongoing professional, service and individual development through participation in activities including professional development activities, professional supervision, supervision of students or clinical assistants, research activities.
Remuneration value up to $103 320 p.a., comprising salary between $3213.00 - $4628.00 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP3) (Fixed Term Temporary position available for 9 months with possibility of extension). Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
- A wellness program;
- Generous superannuation;
- Flexible work arrangements;
- Career training and development; and
- Salary packaging.
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