• Permanent, Full time - ADO entitlement
  
• (Part time may be considered)
  
• Kew Location

About the Role
Our Home Allied Health team are seeking an enthusiastic Grade 2 Occupational Therapist to join the team. You will provide Occupational therapy services to clients under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP). This role involves working both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve timely and effective outcomes for clients. You will be required to provide high quality evidence based practice to support older adults to maintain their independence, safety and well being in the community. .

Classifications for this position will range from classification range VF6-VF9 ($90,235.60 - $103,724.40 per annum ).

Your Contribution

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
  
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
  
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
  
• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
  
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
  
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
  
• Culture of continuous improvement
  

• AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist and Current Victorian Drivers License.
• Well developed communications skills with focus on providing timely and effective clinical management and client goal setting.
• Experience and excellent working knowledge of community based services & keen interest in care of over 65 year old clients.
  
  What we Offer
  
  
  About the Home Based Allied Health Service
  
  The Home Based Allied Health team is jointly funded by the Victorian Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC-PYP) and the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), and focuses on restoring, or maintaining people's independence, improving functioning and wellbeing to support them to remain living at home. The team forms part of the St Vincent's Virtual & Home that has admitted services across Acute and Subacute streamed Units including Hospital in the Home, Rehab@home, GEM@home, Transition Care Bed Based. Non admitted services including District Nursing, Residential in Reach, Palliative Care@home, Transition Care Program, Home Based Allied Health.
  
  Our team includes: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Podiatry, Dietetics and an Allied Health Assistant. The Home Based Allied Health Services are based at St Georges Health Service (SGHS) and the position requires staff to undertake home visiting duties.
  
  Working at St Vincent's
  St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
  
  Application
  
  Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
  
  
  For a copy of Position Description or confidential discussion, please contact Deb Bourke [email protected] or 0405 099 140 M-F 8-1630.

Please click here for a copy of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).