To work as a member of the Occupational Therapy Department at North Canberra Hospital (NCH) within a broader multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care and implement continuous quality improvement initiatives based on evidence-based practice. This includes rotations throughout the acute hospital (medical, surgical, MAPU, Neuro, HITH), and Claire Holland House.

Under limited direction of the Director of Occupational Therapy you will perform Occupational Therapy assessment and treatments. You will:

1. Provide customer-focussed care to patients and their carers through competent clinical skills.
2. Participate in multidisciplinary and occupational therapy teams.
3. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, other staff and doctors, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
4. Undertake responsibility for appropriate professional education and evaluation and participate in continuous quality improvement of occupational therapy services.
5. Maintain patient activity statistics and supply statistical data to Departmental Manager as required. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, other staff and doctors, maintaining confidentiality at all times. Undertake responsibility for appropriate professional education and evaluation and participate in continuous quality improvement of occupational therapy services.
6. Take responsibility for promoting the application of risk management and clinical and corporate governance principles as they relate to Occupational Therapy work practices.
7. Perform any other reasonable direction provided by the departmental manager.
8. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

Specific requirements include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Current registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia via AHPRA.
• Full unconditional Australian Driver’s licence, or recognised international equivalent.

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Specific requirements include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances:

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.
• Be available for weekend and/or after-hours work.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Demonstrated ability to manage a patient caseload within an acute hospital setting that is consistent with contemporary Occupational Therapy best practice.
2. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with minimal supervision in a clinical setting.
3. Demonstrated ability to evaluate own clinical care and patient management.
4. Previous experience with and effective participation in quality improvement activities.
5. Commitment to utilising professional development activity to improve clinical outcomes for patients in your care.
6. A sound understanding of and commitment to Canberra Health Service’s organisational values, and an ability to apply this practically in a clinical setting.

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Occasionally
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Occasionally
Graphical/analytical based	Frequently
Sitting at a desk	Occasionally
Standing for long periods	Frequently

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Frequently
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Never
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Occasionally

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 - 9kg	Occasionally
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Occasionally
Foot and leg movement	Occasionally
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Occasionally
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Never

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Never
Frequent travel – driving	Occasionally

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Never
Excessive noise	Occasionally
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally