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.
Currently we are
seeking Senior Occupational Therapists to join our
team. The successful applicant/s will:
- As part
of an interdisciplinary team, plan, implement, coordinate and
evaluate Occupational Therapy Services to clients in the
clinical area of Spinal Outreach Services.
- Provide
advanced clinical expertise to the person with spinal cord
injury (SCI) and their carers/family, to enable self-management
of the condition in the community, maintain function and
prevent secondary complications.
- As part
of the Spinal Outreach team, build the capacity of the
community rehabilitation and disability service sector in
meeting the ongoing needs of people with SCI, by providing
advanced consultancy and education to clinicians in the
community.
- Practice
as a Senior Occupational Therapist and ensure practice is in
accordance with the Occupational Therapy professional and
registration requirements and SMHS polices and
guidelines
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 Ruth
Crowe on 08 6152 1085.
If you are ready to
partner with us see the application instructions
below:
Your application should
include:
- A copy
of your current CV and a Cover Letter
- A
statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3
pages
- 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
This is a
recruitment pool for Permanent, Fixed Term and Casual appointments
at various hours per fortnight, with the possibility of extensions
and/or permanency.
Suitable applicants will be
placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar
vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until
30/06/2026.
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.
