Make a meaningful impact through Occupational Therapy in adult acute mental health care

Join Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Adult Acute Psychiatric Unit as an Occupational Therapist and deliver evidence-based, person-centred care that supports recovery, independence and improved outcomes for consumers.

Job details

Your new role:

As an Occupational Therapist within the Adult Acute Psychiatric Unit, you will provide high-quality assessment, therapeutic intervention and discharge planning as part of a multidisciplinary mental health team. You will apply your clinical expertise to support consumer recovery, contribute to service improvement initiatives, educate and support students and allied health staff, and help deliver safe, compassionate and effective occupational therapy services.

About you:

You are a passionate Occupational Therapist who thrives in a collaborative mental health environment and is committed to delivering evidence-based, recovery-focused care that supports consumers to achieve their goals. You will have: 

• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions in mental health settings
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships and provide person-centred, recovery-focused care
• Commitment to clinical learning, professional development and evidence-based practice
• Experience or interest in contributing to student supervision, service improvement and quality initiatives

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS08688644 Role Description (PDF)