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Our Journey

The Monash at Home – Aged and Rehabilitation Care service, previously GEM at Home, launched in December 2020 and is a fundamental part of the broader Aged and Rehabilitation Division, providing safe and high-quality home-based subacute level care for individuals with complex medical, functional, and often cognitive issues, who require comprehensive, medically led multidisciplinary assessment and optimisation.   

The service is seen as an alternative to hospital-based subacute care, designed to facilitate an earlier discharge from acute care and/or to avoid a subacute hospital stay entirely. Patients within the service receive at least daily visits from a member of the multidisciplinary team and access to 24-hour telephone support.?The model of care aims to provide short term, high quality, safe and effective patient centred care to individuals within the primary Monash Health catchment. The Program is entering an exciting phase of growth. The Monash at Home - Aged and Rehabilitation Care service will be operating out of 2 sites which include Kingston Centre and Cranbourne.  It is expected that this role will be based mainly out of the Cranbourne site.

A Day in the Life

The Grade 3 Occupational Therapist within the Monash at Home – Aged and Rehabilitation Care service, is a senior clinical expert providing leadership and supervision to the Occupational Therapy staff. The team facilitates the independence, safety and quality of life of patients through a commitment to client focused, excellent care, collaborative practice and evidence-based knowledge. The Senior Occupational Therapist is responsible for working with the inter-professional team to provide this care through creating strong partnerships within and outside of Monash Health. Clinically, the Senior Clinician aims to facilitate the improvement of occupational performance of patients and quality of life, optimising their independence where possible. There is a strong emphasis on high quality, patient-centred assessment and interventions and discharge planning. The role provides strong clinical leadership and coordination of Occupational Therapy services with other members of the team. Key elements of the role include:

• Lead best practice and innovation 
• Holistic client assessment, planning, and intervention, monitoring, discharge planning, Home Assessments, equipment prescription and education for patients, carers and staff. 
• Clinical mentoring and education for Occupational Therapy and other students 

To see first-hand what our team of Occupational Therapists think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video: https://monashhealth.org/careers/allied-health/occupational-therapy/ and please check out our You Tube link below.

About You 

You are a passionate Occupational Therapist and leader with exceptional clinical knowledge and assessment skills, and ability to work with a range of stakeholders. You demonstrate this passion in delivering clinical care in the community setting and through working within a team in this field. You have a proven ability to deliver successful, timely outcomes?across service delivery, and you are an effective communicator who builds rapport rapidly, and whilst you can work autonomously, you are also a strong team player. On a personal level, you can also demonstrate:

• Your forward-thinking approach to care – your ideas matter to us 
• Enthusiasm for working in a multifaceted role  
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills 
• Ambition to grow your clinical skills and expand your knowledge 
• Your proactive and team player attitude  
• Your strong communication and interpersonal skills  

What you need:  

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapist or Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent 
• Current general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) – Occupational Therapy, with no restrictions 
• Current driver’s licence without restriction 
• Member of the Australian Occupational Therapy Association, including involvement in relevant special interest group/s will be highly regarded 
• Working towards, or completion of, any post graduate study will be highly regarded 

In return:

• A supportive and cohesive team within a larger interdisciplinary setting  
• Genuine career progression pathways 
• Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jacinta Sadler, Allied Health and Psychology Manager – 0438 068 750.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS LOCATED IN MELBOURNE'S SOUTH EASTERN SUBURBS DESPITE ITS LOCATION ON SEEK

Monash Health is a great place to work

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• free vaccinations
• private health insurance at discounted rates
• health imaging services
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers.  More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).

For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents.

Please note, applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.