Acute Grade 2 Occupational Therapist
Core
Deliver high-quality assessment and intervention to promote occupational performance for unwell General Medicine and orthopaedic patients in an acute hospital setting.
Role type
Grade 2 Occupational Therapist (Acute General Medicine & Orthopaedics)
Builds
Patient-centred comprehensive care and discharge pathways to home and community
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Hospital / General Medicine & Orthopaedics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, intervention planning, patient education, discharge planning, multi-disciplinary collaboration, supervision and mentoring
Preferred skills
Teaching and training, quality improvement initiatives, professional development
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide assessment and intervention to promote occupational performance; contribute to timely progression of care and discharge pathways; supervise and mentor junior staff, Allied Health Assistants, and undergraduate students; participate in teaching/training and quality improvement activities
Seniority
Mid-level clinician (Grade 2), hands-on with mentoring responsibilities