Occupational Therapist

• Northern Prevention and Recovery Care Service
• Part Time, 40 hours per fortnight
• Northern Area Mental Health Service 

The Northern Area Mental Health Service is an integrated network of mental health services providing psychiatric services to residents in the Cities of Darebin and Whittlesea. Services include Acute 50 bed In-patient Unit, Emergency Mental Health Service, Continuing Care Teams, Community Care Units and PARC.

Your new role

We are seeking an energetic and experienced Occupational Therapist to fill the role of a specialist Grade 2 Occupational Therapist.

• Further embed the team’s use of  sensory spaces and equipment with consumers
• Coordinate and strengthen the multidisciplinary group program as a core intervention at PARC
• Provide specialist consultations, occupational therapy assessments and interventions as a member of the clinical team
• Support the maintenance of a recovery orientated therapeutic environment contributing to risk management and care
• Contribute to practice based and service oriented research and evaluation.
• Support and supervise OT students on placement
  
  

About you

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 
• Proven skills and relevant experience in working with clients with acute psychiatric illness 
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse and complex clinical presentations 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Solid knowledge of Sensory Modulation
  
  

Benefit of working with NorthWestern Mental Health

• We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
• Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Gym, staff health service, peer support program and Employee Assistance Programs
• Rich opportunities for professional development, training and research

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.