Grade 3 Occupational Therapist. Casual, Better@Home

Grade 3 Occupational Therapist or Grade 3 Allied Health Interdisciplinary Practitioner (Casual)

• Casual, weekends and public holidays
• Work Saturdays and Sundays as available, 6- or 8-hour shifts
• Paid at 175% the standard wage rate, i.e., $88.64 - $101.27 per hour (depending on classification level), salary packaging available
• Contribute to best practice care within an innovative home-based service model
• Provide allied health leadership within a supportive multi-disciplinary team 
• Grow your career by gaining experience in a leading tertiary health service

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.  

About Occupational Therapy: 

The Austin Health OT department is a vibrant and fast paced environment. The department forms part of the Division of Allied Health, which comprises the following services: 

• Allied Health therapies 
• Tracheostomy Review and Management Service 
• Spiritual Care 
• Language Services   
• Ngarra Jarra (Aboriginal Health) Program 
• Disability Liaison Officer Program
• Ability@Austin

About Better@Home

Better@Home is a multidisciplinary inpatient service allowing patients to continue their care at home where appropriate and preferred by the patient. It aims to help patients achieve their goals, prevent re-admission and in certain circumstances, avoid hospital admission altogether.  Patients are admitted to the program from any of the three Austin Health sites. The program has a grade 4 allied health team lead as well as a multidisciplinary team comprising nursing, medical and allied health professionals.  

About the Role: 
The Grade 3 will be recognised as a clinical expert in subacute care with consolidated skills in client-centred assessment, intervention and complex discharge, including with a neurological rehabilitation caseload. The grade 3 clinician provides expert patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team and is expected to act as a leader for the wider MDT to support the delivery of excellent patient care.     

The Grade 3 clinician will support effective service delivery through appropriate resource allocation, the use of workload management tools and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.   

The Grade 3 will be supported to grow their clinical and non-clinical skills and will have access to a suite of resources to enhance their leadership skills, build their career and broaden their scope as an OT.  

You’ll thrive if you have  

• Extensive clinical experience in assessment, treatment and goal setting of highly complex client groups
• Leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor, and inspire others
• A collaborative spirit and an ability to build networks and strong relationships with peers and leaders
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated passion for research and best practices

Our benefits:  

• Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:  
• We offer a range of flexible working options that will enhance your work/life balance 
• We invest in you, our staff are supported to grow their career and skills through a suite of learning and development opportunities and mentoring
• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging  
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program 
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists 

Inclusion at Austin:  

We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age.  

Work with us!  

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Carol Davis, carol.davis@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? See the below position descriptions for further details.

Grade 3 Occupational Therapist (here)

Grade 3 Allied Health Interdisciplinary Practitioner (here)