A permanent part-time (0.5 FTE) opportunity to provide high level clinical care and leadership to the Mental Health Hospital in The Home (HITH) team at The Prince Charles Hospital. This is an opportunity to work within an innovative inpatient equivalent model, supporting people with severe and complex mental illness in their own environments.

Job details

About the role

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in delivering specialised inpatient‑level occupational therapy services in community‑based settings. Working with individuals experiencing acute and complex mental health presentations, you will apply advanced clinical knowledge to support recovery, functional change and safe transitions from hospital care.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Deliver high-level evidence-based occupational therapy services as a member of a multidisciplinary team, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, including provision of functional, sensory and cognitive assessments to assist with problem and diagnostic clarification, occupational formulation, and discharge planning, including recommendations for intervention.
• Plan, implement and evaluate occupational-focussed short-term individual and/or group interventions, aligned with consumer needs within a recovery and trauma-informed framework.
• Provide high-level occupational therapy advice and education to the multidisciplinary team, operational supervisors and key stakeholders regarding professional standards and clinical service development to facilitate optimal consumer care and outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership and participate in the identification, development, implementation and evaluations of quality, service improvement and/or research activities that enhance and improve consumer care and contribute to the development of an innovative Mental Health Service.
• Provide clinical practice supervision and education to undergraduate and postgraduate occupational therapy students, HP3 Occupational Therapists, Clinical Assistants, Allied Health Cadets and clinical support staff to ensure maintenance of professional clinical standards within the service.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Further information

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

Documents

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

• PCH682676 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)