About Bloom Healthcare

Bloom Healthcare is a company with a passion for helping people, both our staff and our clients. There is opportunity to do things better in the disability sector and that’s exactly what we have been delivering on since our commencement. With over 25 years’ experience between our two co-founders in the health and disability sector, we strive to be a provider of choice for those that are most vulnerable within the NDIS. We pride ourselves on taking a client centric approach to the way in which we deliver our services, and we are currently looking for passionate paediatric clinicians across our interstate teams.

Our current OT team includes more than 40 clinicians with varied experience and expertise across the national team. This places us in a position to provide high levels of support and supervision. We over 130 staff across our multi-disciplinary team.

As an evolving organisation we strive to deliver neurodiversity affirming therapeutic services in alignment with evidence-based practices. We believe in a strength-based and individualised approach to supporting our clients and families in an authentic manner. Within our growing paediatric team, we are striving to align with best practise interventions including transdisciplinary (keyworker) early intervention approaches. We welcome passionate paediatric clinicians to join our team in working towards this vision.

About role

We are looking for motivated, client-centric, outcome-focussed paediatric Occupational Therapists to join our expanding team with opportunities nationally

As a part of the role, you will:

Provide functional Capacity Assessments, Home Modifications and Assistive Technology

You will be proven to be able to deliver effective therapeutic interventions that have a focus on building functional capacity

An understanding of neurodiversity affirming practises and be up to date of evidence-based practice

Deliver play-based early intervention services in the client's natural environment

Capacity build parents, educators, and other stakeholders in how to support the client and develop their communication, life skills, play and engagement

Have a high level of written and verbal communication skills, particularly in advocacy, mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution

Work effectively as part of a transdisciplinary team

Opportunities to provide peer mentoring and senior roles, if of interest and individual suitability

As a mobile therapist you will work from the comfort of your own home to plan and prepare therapy sessions before travelling into the community to provide your services at homes or schools. You will be required to manage your caseload by completing clinical notes and reports while communicating with your current clients and stakeholders via attending meetings, emails or via phone.

Role requirements

Bachelor or Master of Occupational Therapy

Preferable NDIS experience and understanding

A passion or interest inworking with children and their families

Proven ability to establish meaningful relationships with a variety of stakeholders

Current driver's licence and own registered vehicle

AHPRA Registration

Other qualification specific to disability will be highly regarded

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why work for us?

Flexibility to support work-life balance is highly important to us as an organisation

Access to regular supervision and mentoring to support your development with a wide range of experienced clinicians

Access to flexible workplace office days within your local state to engage with the wider team in your area

Regular social team building activities inside and outside of work hours

Access to weekly internal learning and development on discipline specific and generalist topics, as well as recorded past trainings

Weekly national team meetings virtually

Regular discipline specific meetings which include relevant updates and bite sized learning

Opportunity to gain or maintain skills working with clients across the lifespan

Access to new graduate program (if relevant)

Un-capped professional development allowances (some conditions may apply)

Travel allowance

Opportunities for career and professional progression in a manner that is authentic to your aspirations

Competitive renumeration and award rates

APPLY NOW – Click the “apply now” link to provide a CV and cover letter or call Randall on 0422 811 946 for more information

We are a workplace that openly promotes diversity and encourages all persons to apply for the role, as decisions are always made without any unconscious bias.

Please also see us at www.bloom-healthcare.com.au