Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Looking to work in a rewarding role and make a real impact on people lives, come and join an exciting opportunity that exists for an enthusiastic individual as a Senior Occupational Therapist at our Broadmeadows Inpatient unit.

About Nothern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist (OT3) to join the team at the 25 bed Broadmeadows Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Northern Health. Working alongside Medical, Nursing, Allied health and Lived experience colleagues.

This role requires the Occupational therapist to:

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and groups for people aged 16- 6
• Design, implement and evaluate the therapeutic group program which is a core intervention at BIPU
• Take an active role in the leadership and implementation ofsensory modulation and sensory informed approaches inreducing restrictive interventions
• Develop and maintain activity hubs within BIPU, to support a wide range of safe and meaningful activities being available for consumers while in inpatient care
• Support and supervise BIPU OT team made up of an OT1 and OT2
• Work closely with the wider BIPU team, sharing your clinical expertise and support quality initiatives and research

This position is ongoing part time 48 hours per fortnight, however we also have additional Senior EFT at our Epping, Mental Health Inpatient Unit if you are interested in a full-time role.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Expertise in developing and delivering interventions with consumers who have experienced serious mental illness and have complex mental health needs
• Interest and expertise in sensory modulation and group work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong clinical leadership skills and ability to contribute effectively to a multidisciplinary team
• Genuine commitment to embedding recovery principles and trauma informed care into practice

If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.

For other exciting Occupational Therapy Roles within the Specialist Older Adults Consultation service, and Adult Mental Health Teams of Northern Health please visit our careers page https://www.nh.org.au/work-with-us/vacancies/, or for a confidential conversation call Erin Finch on 93559712

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. We encourage you to consider joining the vibrant OT team of Northern Health Mental Helth division, you will have access to regular supervision, communities of practice and reflective practice sessions, in addition to the many other benefits of a career with Northern Health https://www.nh.org.au/work-with-us/.

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Erin Finch, Professional Lead Occupational Therapy Ph: 93559712 or Rianna Cordina, Acting Nurse Unit Manager, BIPU 8345 5531 .

Applications close 27th April 2025.

We offer:

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

· Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program

· Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

· An inclusive and culturally safe space

· State of the art facilities and campus partnerships

· A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'

· Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.