Casual Grade 2 Occupational Therapist presso Svha

Job Description:

• 3 x Casual positions available

• Weekday & Weekend opportunities

• Friendly and dynamic team

About the Role

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is seeking enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapists to join our casual pool, providing flexible support across weekdays and weekends.

This role is ideal for clinicians seeking:

• Opportunities to balance work with study, research, or family commitments

• A variety of clinical experiences across acute, subacute and community settings

• Weekend and weekday shifts to fit your availability

You will contribute to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across SVHM’s diverse programs while ensuring timely access to occupational therapy services.

Classifications for this position will range from VF6-VF9 ($45.67 per hour - $52.49 per hour) plus a casual loading of 25%).

Your Contribution

• AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical reasoning

• Flexible, reliable, and committed to patient-centred care

• Interested in working across weekdays and weekends to support staffing demand

• A strong communicator who thrives in a multidisciplinary team environment

What we Offer

• Salary packaging- increase your take home pay

• Employee Assistance Program

• Staff Health Centre

• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks – if applicable

• Culture of continuous improvement

About Occupational Therapy at SVHM

The Occupational Therapy department delivers client-centred, evidence-based services across acute, sub-acute, and community settings. We are committed to excellence in clinical care, education, and research, and work closely with all Allied Health disciplines to achieve the best outcomes for our patients.

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).

Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Respectfully, no agencies please.

Contact

Allison Farley [email protected]

Position Description
This Grade 2 role provides an Occupational therapy service to the Acute, SubAcute (inc Palliative Care) and Home Rehab Inpatient Units across St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. This role is also supported by a Grade 3 Stream Leader, other Grade 2 staff members & Grade 1 rotational staff members

POSITION PURPOSE
This role works closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a quality allied health service to inpatients admitted under the acute/ subacute units of SVHM. Accountable to the Manager, Occupational therapy department, and relevant Grade 3 Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist, the Grade 2 Occupational Therapist is responsible for contributing to the development, implementation and delivery of a high quality occupational therapy service to inpatients within the multidisciplinary team at SVHM. It is an expectation that there is a demonstration of evidence based practice in the assessment and implementation of Occupational therapy with this patient demographic.

POSITION DUTIES
 Provide optimal Occupational Therapy clinical management to all patients through the continuum 
of care by assessment, treatment, re-evaluation, documentation, team liaison and effective 
discharge planning
 Ongoing demonstration & evaluation of EBP in the delivery of Occupational therapy to the acute 
units and acute inpatients of SVHM.
 Contribute to the planning and development of activities and services of the Occupational Therapy 
Service as appropriate
 Actively participate in the departmental clinical supervision program
 Actively participate in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Occupational Therapy service
 Participation in the Clinical education program within the Occupational therapy department
 Participate in quality improvement activities in liaision with senior staff & manager in accordance 
with the department’s Quality Plan and Continuous Imporvement framework.
Development, implementation and promotion of new initiatives regarding Occupational Therapy
service provision that are appropriate and reflective of specialty areas and clientele
 Ensure effective management of Occupational Therapy aids and equipment to maximise patient 
independence and safety

INCUMBENT OBLIGATIONS
 Perform duties of the position to best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHM
 Comply with all SVHM policies, procedures, by laws and directions 
 Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHM Code of Conduct.
 Only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business purposes, 
maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed
 Participate in the annual SVHM performance review process
 Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business
 Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions
 Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance
 Attend clinical orientation upon commencement
 Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover
 Always work within approved scope of practice under supervision by more senior clinical staff as 
appropriate.
 Take personal responsibility for the quality and safety of work undertaken
 Take all necessary care and precautions when undertaking clinical procedures
 Complete annual clinical competencies
 Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skillfully undertake clinical work 
 Consult with peers and other experts and refer to other healthcare workers when appropriate and in a timely manner 
 Collaborate and clearly communicate with patients/clients and the healthcare team 
 Participate in clinical risk management and continuous quality improvement activities as part of day-to-day work 
 Ensure consumers receive information in an appropriate and accessible format
 Actively support consumers to make informed decisions about their treatment and ongoing care
 Ensure consumers are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide feedback
 Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related 
policies, procedures and directions
 Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually
 Complete required Workplace Culture and Equity Training annually
 Attend general hospital orientation within 3 months of commencement
 As required, comply with fit-testing and PPE requirements
 Participate in reporting and analysis of safety and quality data including risks or hazards,
 Report any hazards, near misses and incidents (regardless of whether an injury occurred or not) 
into Riskman 
 Identify and report any variance to expected standard and minimising the risk of adverse outcome

SELECTION CRITERIA
ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
 AHPRA Occupational therapy Registration (and Eligibility for membership to Australian Occupational therapy Association)
 Current Victorian motor vehicle license
 Satisfactory National Police check

OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
 Experience working in the acute and subacute health care settings
 A keen interest & working knowledge of occupational therapy intervention to patients in the 
acute, aged care and rehabilitation settings.
 Highly competent in a variety of standardised occupational therapy assessment & treatment modalities
 Demonstration of the ability to work autonomously and flexibly.
 Experience in a wide range of medical conditions
 Demonstration & knowledge of evidence based practice
 Ability to work autonomously & demonstration of positive team work principles
 Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
 Superior written and verbal communication skills & effective clinical hand over processes
 Knowledge of and commitment to continuous quality improvement

OTHER NON ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
 Relevant postgraduate courses in areas in relation to Occupational Therapy or Health Services Management. 
 Knowledge in the area of health care provision in a correctional health care setting would be advantageous but is not essential

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct:

View Code of Conduct