Become a part of an exciting opportunity as an Occupational Therapist with Allied Health Tablelands. You will deliver evidence based and patient focused Occupational Therapy clinical services as a part of the Tablelands and Mossman Allied Health team. Utilise increasing professional and clinical knowledge, expertise, and clinical decision-making skills to deliver high quality occupational therapy services to consumers of Tablelands and Mossman.

Job details

About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About your role:

• Deliver an efficient and effective Occupational Therapy service through day-to-day planning, service prioritisation, demand management, administration, and resource management.
• Work cooperatively and effectively, using well developed communication skills, with other service providers and with clients, carers and families, including those from indigenous and CALD backgrounds.
• Apply competent professional clinical reasoning, resilience and problem-solving abilities to demanding caseloads, using valid and reliable clinical evidence, under the supervision or guidance of a more experienced practitioner.
• Contribute to the identification, development and implementation of quality and service improvement activities, including effective risk management, to enhance the delivery of a safe and efficient Occupational Therapy services and allied health services.
• Support a learning environment within the team and contribute to the development of other health service staff through mentoring, in-services, and sharing knowledge.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH632789 Role Description (PDF, 255KB)
  Role Description