HIP Complex Care Services Combined Occupational Therapist - Care Coordinator or Occupational Therapist within the Complex Care Team

Job Description:

• 0.63 FTE (24 hours per week) Fixed Term from 28th July 2025 until 17th October 2025
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Fitzroy location

About the Role
This position has two components - Occupational Therapy and Care Coordination, but due to the fixed term nature of the role, the role could be altered to focus on the Occupational Therapy component.

• Complex Care Occupational Therapist: As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment, intervention and management to achieve optimal functional recovery, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life. You will work with clients experiencing safety, functional, medical and environmental issues that impact on functional independence. You will work with clients in the community with multiple health issues, comorbidities and complex care needs that impact safety, function, independence and occupational performance. Management of clients may involve home assessments, prescription of equipment, falls prevention, pressure care, functional assessments and retraining in activities of daily living
• Complex Care Coordination: As a Care Coordinator you will provide person-centred care coordination for eligible, high-risk clients living with chronic disease, comorbidities, complex aged care and other health and wellbeing needs. You will conduct comprehensive wholistic health assessments, coordinating all aspects of health and social care needs, monitoring achievement of client goals, facilitating intervention from other health care professionals and ensuring appropriate linkages with hospital and community services. Interventions will optimise clients' safety, wellbeing and self-management skills

The classification for this position will be VF6-VF9 ($90,235.60 - $103,724.40 per annum, pro rata).

Your Contribution
You will have

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
• Minimum 3 years' experience in relevant acute/community setting
• Strong assessment skills and case management skills
• Highly developed interpersonal skills that incorporate the qualities of excellent communication and collaboration
• You have good knowledge of the community supports available for clients
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence

What we Offer

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• In the heart of Fitzroy close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Culture of continuous improvement
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

About Complex Care and Chronic Disease
This position will be part of the HIP Complex Care and Chronic Disease Service (CC/CD). Complex Care consists of multidisciplinary teams based at SVHM Fitzroy and at North Richmond Community Health Hub.

The key aim of the CC/CD Service is to improve health outcomes for people who either frequently present, or who are at risk of presenting to hospital, because of complex medical and or social issues. Clinical service delivery is undertaken in the clients' own home and their local community.

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.

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).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.