- Join the RAID-ED Team to enhance patient care and streamline emergency interventions!
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- Deliver timely care and improve patient outcomes in the ED!
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (Up to 02/08/2025)
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $54.76 - $56.54 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Location: Blacktown Hospital
Where you'll be working
Blacktown Hospital is situated in a rapidly growing, culturally diverse community, providing modern facilities aimed at enhancing staff experience and patient outcomes.
- State-of-the-art facilities designed for exceptional care.
- Teaching hospital offering university students a rich, supportive experience.
- Dedicated outdoor staff areas with landscaped gardens for well-being.
- Convenient access to Westpoint shopping center, just a 10-minute walk away.
- Parking options available: onsite parking for a small fee, all-day street parking, and close proximity to Blacktown train station.
Discover more about our workplace culture by watching this short video: Hear from Our Staff.
What you'll be doing
- To work within the Allied Health Rapid Assessment, Intervention and Discharge – Emergency Department (RAID-ED) Team.
- The purpose of this roles is to prevent hospital admissions from the Emergency Department (ED) and facilitate early discharges through timely allied health multidisciplinary intervention.
- This role places a focus on the patients’ needs and experiences to plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within the ED environment for complex, comorbid and social presentations.
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume, and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Requirements
Qualifications: Degree or Diploma recognised by AAOT-NSW
Registration: Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Selection Criteria
- Extensive years of clinical experience in Occupational Therapy appropriate to acute care and emergency ward setting with demonstrated ability to design, implement and evaluate intervention programs for patients presenting with chronic and complex conditions
- Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy
- Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with culturally and linguistically diverse client groups
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature
- Demonstrated experience in staff supervision and teaching and clinical supervision and teaching of undergraduate/graduate entry level students.
- Current NSW drivers licence
Requisition ID: REQ540632
Applications Close: 19th January 2025
Previous applicants who have applied and wish to be reconsidered, please contact the hiring manager to discuss submitting a revised offline application.
Please be aware that due to the Christmas / New Year period, there may be a delay in the progress of your application.The convenor of this position may not be in contact with you until the new year if you are successful in obtaining an interview.
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Yogi Moodley on yogi.moodley@health.nsw.gov.au or 0409 170 021.
