Occupational Therapist
at Aegis Aged Care Group
Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 11 Oct, 2024 | Not Specified | 12 Jul, 2024 | N/A | Seating,Cultural Diversity,Leadership,Continuous Improvement,Training,Health Promotion | No | No |
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Description:
ABOUT AEGIS
The Aegis Aged Care Group has been providing quality care services to West Australians for 40 years. We are committed to excellence through imagination and innovation, providing a quality life for those who live in one of our 28 Care Facilities in WA. Aegis is our State’s largest Residential Aged Care Provider employing over 3,500 staff.
Our culture of coaching and continuous improvement means not only will you get to work in a challenging and rewarding environment, but also within a company that fosters the growth of all employees.
While working at Aegis, we will provide you with a range of benefits including:
- Competitive rates of pay.
- Comprehensive orientation program.
- Ongoing training and opportunities for career growth; and
- Employee discounts from several trusted businesses.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Occupational Therapy qualification and AHPRA registration.
- Have full Australian working rights and able to pass national police clearance.
As an Occupational Therapist within Aegis, no day will look the same! You will benefit from a diverse caseload that allows you to apply a broad range of your core skills including but not limited to:
- Seating and postural management
- Pressure management
- Fine and gross motor function
- Dementia care
- Cultural diversity
- Equipment provision
- Environmental redesign
- Health promotion
- Advocate for residents through supporting choice and mitigating risk processes.
- Leadership
- Training and education
- Quality Monitoring practices and Continuous improvement
Responsibilities:
Calling all Occupational Therapists! If you are kind, caring, motivated to make a difference, and passionate about empowering older adults to live their best life, we need you! An exciting opportunity awaits you to join our team of like-minded, compassionate, and innovative staff, as a valued member of the Aegis Family. We have Part-Time Role available at our purpose built Aegis Sandstrom Facility, located amidst the stately federation homes of inner city Mount Lawley.
Aegis Aged Care Group is looking for Occupational Therapists who are committed to making a difference in the lives of our deserving Residents. The role offers an opportunity to provide high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy services, founded on our philosophy of Resident-centred, wholistic care. In your day-to-day role, you will be responsible for assessing the physical and psycho-social functioning of Residents informing their occupational performance capacity in all aspects of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). You will work alongside Residents, and those that are important to them, to identify their occupational goals, needs, and preferences to inform resident-led, goal-directed care planning within a multiskilled environment that is focused on the occupational strengths and reablement of our Residents.
Occupational Therapists understand the importance of occupational roles, routines, and structure. Using activity analysis, and in consultation with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will plan, implement, and deliver wholistic and dynamic therapy and lifestyle programs that promote residents’ sense of self, autonomy, well-being, and overall quality of life by enabling their participation in meaningful and purposeful activity.
As an Occupational Therapist within Aegis, no day will look the same! You will benefit from a diverse caseload that allows you to apply a broad range of your core skills including but not limited to:
- Seating and postural management
- Pressure management
- Fine and gross motor function
- Dementia care
- Cultural diversity
- Equipment provision
- Environmental redesign
- Health promotion
- Advocate for residents through supporting choice and mitigating risk processes.
- Leadership
- Training and education
- Quality Monitoring practices and Continuous improvement.
To excel at this role, you will be supported by a team of Senior Clinicians with the opportunity to participate in peer support activities, ensuring opportunities for personal and professional growth.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Oral Healthcare Services
Graduate
Proficient
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Mount Lawley WA, Australia