To provide high level Occupational Therapy hand therapy services within the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Job details

About the role

• Provide high level Occupational Therapy hand therapy services within the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
• Deliver direct clinical services in the outpatient and acute hospital setting at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
• There is a requirement to function to a high level within the multidisciplinary team and support the continuum of care through liaison with external hand therapy specialist providers to achieve optimal service delivery.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Apply high-level judgement, professional relationship, and clinical management skills to a complex and varied clinical caseload. Act as a reference point for other members of the Occupational Therapy team to facilitate clinical problem solving and decision making. Reach out to other members of the interprofessional team as required according to the knowledge, ability and skill that best addresses patient needs.
• In collaboration with patients, their families/carers and the multidisciplinary team, integrate evidence based professional and clinical practice models, and clinical governance policies and procedures to support shared decision making, patient health and adherence to Occupational Therapy treatment recommendations.
• Apply research and inquiry skills to challenges in practice and in collaboration with patients, their families/carers and the interprofessional team. Initiate, plan and evaluate both discipline specific and multidisciplinary research, and patient safety and quality service improvement activities to expand the knowledge base of the Occupational Therapy discipline and hand therapy service.
• Monitor, measure and report on the use of Occupational Therapy data collection and evaluation tools.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services;  and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• RBH602234 - Role Description (PDF, 356KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application Support (PDF, 860KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF, 1.00MB)
  Information Package for Applicants