Senior Occupational Therapist
Core
Provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice and clinical leadership for patients in Chronic and Complex Care, guiding treatment plans and supporting care continuity across hospital and district services.
Role type
Senior Occupational Therapist (Clinical Lead)
Builds
Multidisciplinary care plans, service development initiatives, and evidence-based practice protocols for complex patient populations.
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Therapy / Chronic and Complex Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, home modification planning, equipment prescription, evidence-based intervention delivery, clinical supervision and mentoring, service planning and evaluation, data analysis, WH&S compliance
Preferred skills
Multidisciplinary collaboration, stakeholder advocacy, continuous improvement implementation
Technologies
None specified
Responsibilities
Provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice to guide patient treatment; Contribute to multidisciplinary planning, service development, and quality improvement; Provide clinical leadership through supervision and mentoring of staff and students; Lead planning and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services; Ensure safe, effective, high-quality patient care delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership duties