This is Permanent Full Time appointment for 76 hours per fortnight.

Please note: Effective from 01/07 the salary range will increase to $141,071 - $145,918 per annum.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start!

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.

We are currently seeking a Coordinator Occupational Therapist to join our team.
As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Coordinator Occupational Therapist provides high quality specialised Occupational Therapy Services using extensive knowledge and a specialised level of practice skills, to a diverse and complex caseload on Ward 2A in the State Rehabilitation Service, overseeing amputee rehabilitation, Mult diagnostic trauma and a mixed caseload involving spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and neurological rehabilitation patients.
This role works alongside the other P3 OT Coordinators in the State Rehabilitation Service.
This role will apply specialised level of clinical knowledge, will negotiate and collaborate with Occupational Therapy Department Head and Deputy Head of Department and relevant stakeholders to support clinical service planning and delivery.

Other aspects of this position will include the ideal candidate to carry out the following duties:

• Provides a specialised level of Occupational Therapy advice in the management of patients to other senior medical, nursing and allied health staff at FSH and externally.
• Works autonomously and provides a specialised level of consultancy services in line with current evidence, to other clinical specialties and statewide.
• Manages staff within cluster, including planned / unplanned leave, performance development and management.
• Drives clinical research and service development in relevant clinical area.

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Stephanie Coates, Head of Department on 08 6152 1403.

If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below:

Your application should include:

1. A copy of your current CV
2. A statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3 pages
3. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):     

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance      
• Flexible working arrangements      
• Flexible leave arrangements      
• Other professional and location-based allowances
• For further information click here. 

Eligibility

Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.