Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week.
Location: Bowral Hospital
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist – Level 3
Remuneration: : $112,396.00 - $116,038.00 PA + superannuation + you can receive an incentives package worth up to $10,000 in addition to your standard entitlements with the Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme

Requisition ID: REQ558757
Application Close Date: 16/03/2025
Interview Date Range: 19/03/2025 – 26/03/2025
Contact Details: Kimberley Gray - [email protected] - 02 4861 0369

Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme
This vacancy is eligible for an Attraction and Retention incentive under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, paid on a fortnightly basis.

The Attraction incentive for this position equates to:

An Allowance of up to $10,000 in total for the first 12 months of your employment as successful candidate to this position.

A Retention incentive of up to $5,000 in total may be offered thereafter annually (dependent on position continuing to meet scheme and policy criteria).

Employees are responsible to understand the criteria of accepting and retaining the incentives paid and are recommended to seek financial advice prior to accepting an Attraction or Retention payment as part of their employment.

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About The Opportunity

The primary role of the Senior Occupational Therapist is to provide high quality assessment and occupational therapy interventions to help consumers accessing the acute wards manage their health and meet their goals.

This position will work to provide leadership and governance to acute care services, as well as providing clinical support and supervision to Level 1 / 2 OT’s. This role encompasses a strong multi-disciplinary focus to ensure positive patient outcomes and deliver high quality Occupational Therapy services.

Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

What You'll Be Doing

Bowral & District Hospital is a major Rural Hospital which provides a wide range of services, including general medical, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatric, surgical, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, geriatric and emergency services.

The senior Occupational Therapist provides expertise within occupational therapy services including the provision of safe, timely, compassionate and high-quality person-centred care to patients at Bowral Hospital within the Inpatient Acute Service.

Where You'll Be Working

Bowral Hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community whist providing a strong learning environment. The team at Bowral Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team. As part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, Bowral has close links with a range of Sydney's teaching and referring hospitals including Liverpool, Fairfield, Bankstown and Campbelltown hospitals.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.

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