Occupational Therapist
Core
Provide specialised, person-centred assessments and interventions to enhance clients' functional capacity, safety, and overall quality of life in aged care, community health, disability services, and home care settings.
Role type
Senior IC occupational therapist (clinical)
Builds
Client-centred care plans with measurable goals, including recommendations for assistive technology and home modifications
Domain
Healthcare + Aged Care / Disability / Community Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical reasoning, decision-making, cognitive assessment, falls risk evaluation, functional capacity review, care plan development, assistive technology selection, home modification planning, multidisciplinary collaboration, professional mentoring, clinical research contribution
Preferred skills
Experience in aged care or disability services
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive in-home occupational therapy assessments; Develop and implement client-centred care plans; Educate clients, families, carers, and service providers; Participate in multidisciplinary care planning meetings; Support ongoing professional development and clinical research initiatives
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC