Help Patients Regain Independence and Improve Everyday Life

Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives as an Occupational Therapist at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Work across a range of clinical areas, build your expertise and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support recovery, independence and quality of life.

Job details

Your new role:

Join the Occupational Therapy team at Princess Alexandra Hospital and make a real difference in the lives of patients and their families. Working across designated clinical areas on a rotational basis, you'll deliver evidence-based, patient-centred care that supports recovery, independence and safe discharge. 

In this role, you will:

• Conduct clinical assessments and deliver tailored therapeutic interventions, patient education and discharge planning.
• Manage an allocated caseload, prioritising clinical needs and maintaining accurate patient records and service statistics.
• Collaborate with patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve meaningful, person-centred goals.
• Contribute to clinical education and provide guidance and supervision to students and allied health assistants, with support from senior staff.

About you:

You are a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist who enjoys working collaboratively and supporting people to achieve their goals. You bring sound clinical reasoning, effective communication skills and a commitment to evidence-based practice, patient safety and continuous learning. You're keen to expand your experience across different clinical areas while contributing positively to a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• The ability to assess patient needs, develop appropriate interventions and apply clinical judgement within your scope of practice.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills to build effective relationships with patients, families and healthcare professionals.
• Effective time management and organisational skills to prioritise workloads and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• A commitment to culturally respectful, compassionate and person-centred care, professional development and service improvement.

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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.

About us:

Occupational Therapy services are managed within the Division of Allied Health and Rehabilitation Services and are provided across two geographical sites: Woolloongabba and Wynnum West. 

The PAH Occupational Therapy Department provides services to the Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit, Brain Injuries Rehabilitation Unit, Spinal Injuries Unit, medical and surgical wards, cancer services, cardiac services, orthopaedics wards, outpatients (including hand therapy and lymphoedema), the Security Unit and Mental Health as well as offering a rotation to the community and oral health service - MAPS.

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.

• We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  MS11695328 (PDF)