Senior Occupational Therapist (Hand Therapy) – Make a Lasting Clinical Impact

Take the next step in your career with a senior role offering clinical autonomy, leadership opportunities and diverse caseloads

Job details

Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist (Hand Therapy) to deliver high-quality, evidence-based clinical services within a collaborative and dynamic healthcare environment. You will:

• Provide advanced hand therapy assessment, intervention and evaluation within an interprofessional team
• Apply independent clinical judgement to manage complex caseloads and support optimal patient outcomes
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives
• Supervise, mentor and support junior clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants

About you:

You are an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist with a passion for hand therapy and a commitment to clinical excellence and teamwork. You have:

• Demonstrated expertise in delivering high-level hand therapy services in a complex clinical environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence across multidisciplinary teams
• Proven ability to prioritise workload, manage complex cases and contribute to patient-centred care
• Experience in supervision, mentoring and contributing to service improvement initiatives

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.

Bayside Health Service – Metro South Health

The Bayside Occupational Therapy Department, based at Redland Hospital employs approximately 21 FTE and delivers services across Redland Hospital, Redlands Satellite Health Centre, Wynnum-Manly Gundu Pa Health Centre, Pandanus Unit, Redland Residential Care and within the community. 

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 Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

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.

• MS05682299 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)