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Occupational Therapist (Acute Care Service, Mental Health & ATODS)

North West Hospital and Health Service
Mount Isa, QLD
A$107,960-$116,189 p/a
Healthcare & Medical → Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation
Full-time
On-site

Posted 23 days ago


North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

  • Unique locations
  • Friendly communities
  • Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Permanent full time role available, 76 hours p.f.

Working with us

  • Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
  • Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
  • Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
  • Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3512.00 per annum.
  • 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with 17.5% loading.
  • Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

About the role

The purpose of the position is to provide clinical care to consumers requiring acute mental health and or drug and alcohol services including but not limited to assessment, early intervention, crisis management, short term evidenced based treatment and or support and management through transition to continued care or external referral services within an acute care framework. The acute care service is an integrated multidisciplinary model of service within the NWHHS Mental Health & ATODS teams. The position works within a defined service integration pathway across program areas to maximise opportunities for recovery and improve access to services.

Requirements

  • Please see the Role Description for qualifications and all requirements.
  • Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
  • C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
  • This position may require the incumbent to travel within the North West Hospital and Health Service to meet service requirements.
  • Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
  • This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
  • A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MI589097-OT

Contact: Dan VanderDonk on 07 4744 7103.

Applications close: Friday, 07 March 2025.


About North West Hospital and Health Service

Mount Isa, QLD, Australia

Our vision

Healthier Queenslanders.

Our purpose

To provide leadership and direction, and to work collaboratively to ensure the health system to deliver quality services that are safe and responsive for Queenslanders.

Our responsibilities

The Department of Health's role include:

1.providing strategic leadership and direction for health through the development of policies, legislation and regulations

2.developing statewide plans for health services, workforce and major capital investment

3.managing major capital works for public sector health service facilities

4.purchasing health service delivery

5.supporting and monitoring the quality of health service delivery

6.delivering specialised health services, providing ambulance, health information and communication technology and statewide health support services.

Hospital and Health Services are independent statutory agencies responsible for their own strategic plans.

Our strategic objectives

1.Supporting Queenslanders to be healthier: promoting and protecting the health of Queenslanders

2.Enabling safe, quality services: delivering and enabling safe, clinically effective, high quality health services

3.Equitable health outcomes: improving health outcomes through better access to services for Queenslanders

4.High performance: responsive, dynamic and accountable management of the department, and of funding and service performance

5.Dynamic policy leadership: drive service improvement and innovation through a collaborative policy cycle

6.Broad engagement with partners: harnessing the skill and knowledge of our partners

7.Engaged and productive workforce: foster a culture that is vibrant, innovative and collaborative

Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

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