Occupational Therapist - New Graduate
Core
Deliver patient-centred Occupational Therapy across acute and sub-acute hospital settings, including assessment, goal setting, intervention, education, and discharge planning.
Role type
New Graduate Occupational Therapist (IC)
Builds
Patient care plans and discharge strategies within a multidisciplinary team
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical reasoning, professional judgement, knowledge of Occupational Therapy standards and Code of Ethics, computer literacy, health information systems usage, organisation, time management
Preferred skills
Experience in acute and sub-acute hospital settings
Technologies
Health information systems
Responsibilities
Build broad clinical experience through a structured rotational program across General Medicine/Surgery, Cardiology, Stroke, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Aged Care and Rehabilitation; Deliver patient-centred Occupational Therapy including assessment, goal setting, intervention, education and discharge planning; Develop clinical skills with dedicated support under the guidance of experienced Senior Occupational Therapists; Work collaboratively to support positive patient outcomes, effective discharge planning and patient flow; Practise safely within scope of practice and use resources responsibly