• Utilise high level knowledge and expertise, clinical decision making, organisational and risk management skills to enhance safe and efficient service delivery on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate highly developed communication and negotiation skills with patients, their families and significant others, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively within the work unit and across professions to ensure effective service delivery, implement quality improvement, promote best practice in subacute services, advocate effectively and utilise effective conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Provide direction, clinical practice supervision, education, mentoring and skill development of less experienced Occupational Therapy practitioners, Allied Health Assistants, support staff and students within scope of practice guidelines to ensure the development and maintenance of professional clinical standards.

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

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

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

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