Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service that operates in Ipswich and the West Moreton region, one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. We facilitate and promote Primary Health Care Services and strive to establish state-of the-art comprehensive Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Occupational Therapist to join our NDIS team. Your excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills will be critical to your success in this role. You will have the support of an established Allied Health team. You will be: - Managing an allocated caseload and completing therapeutic services in a timely manner - Assessing participants emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments - Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant - Provide therapeutic interventions to NDIS participants - Recommend provision of Assistive Technology to assist participants with their functional limitations and to promote independence - Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance
What you will bring to the role - Qualification (Bachelor in Occupational Therapy) enabling practice in the relevant discipline and full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA) - A minimum of 2 years demonstrated experience in therapy planning and delivering evidence-based therapy for NDIS participants (desirable) - Solid experience and knowledge of the disability sector, particularly working within the NDIS (desirable) - Excellent verbal and written skills - Ability to work within a growing, dynamic transdisciplinary team
As you support many, we support you by offering: - Opportunity to work for one of the leading Aboriginal Medical Services in Queensland - Great work-life balance - Support from a multidisciplinary team with a wide array of in-house allied health and specialist services - An attractive and highly competitive base salary - Salary packaging, meal entertainment card, and novated lease options - Flexible work arrangements and annual study leave
Ipswich
