• Be recognised  - Work with an innovative multidisciplinary team in new state of the art facilities
• Be challenged - Gain invaluable experience in an exciting role
• Be your best -  Join Geelong’s largest employer - we offer career opportunities, attractive employee benefits along with a great bay-side location
• Be the heart of Barwon Health - Build your career with a dedicated team at Victoria’s 2014 People in Health Award Winner!

About the facility

Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre is a recently upgraded facility located only minutes from the centre of Geelong. It is situated on a vibrant community asset with parkland surrounds. The centre offers a range of rehabilitation services that enable people to make a dynamic recovery. It is a 100 bed inpatient facility offering rehabilitation in palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, stroke, trauma, orthopaedic and amputee service. We have state-of-the-art facilities in regard to assistive technology and education facilities.

About the role

We are seeking applications from suitably experienced and qualified clinicians for the position of Allied Health Assistant, Occupational Therapy Grade 3 – Inpatient Rehabilitation.

You will be part of the Occupational Therapy inpatient rehabilitation Geriatric Evaluation Medical (GEM) team service supervised by a Grade 2 and two rotational Grade 1 Occupational Therapists. This team provides Occupational Therapy services to approximately 34 patients who are primarily adults with general medical conditions.

The role requires excellent verbal and written communication, time management and interpersonal skills and an understanding of neurological conditions and rehabilitation approaches. Ideally you will have experience in the therapeutic application of activities with patients both individually and in group settings. You will also be required to complete supportive administration tasks as delegated by therapists.

Experience in occupational therapy and in a subacute rehabilitation setting would be an advantage as would be supervisory experience with students. Demonstrable commitment to ensuring high standards of health service delivery is essential.

Culture

You will work with an innovative multidisciplinary team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

“Our people caring for the community is what makes us great”

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

If you are an innovative, passionate and proactive professional please apply for this career defining role now!

At Barwon Health we celebrate and harness diversity, and consider it a competitive advantage. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our consumers including children and appropriate rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken.   

Recruitment agencies should note that Barwon Health does not accept agency resumes. Barwon Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.