At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead student placements and provide high-quality Occupational Therapy services.
- Company: Join St Vincent's Hospital, a leader in compassionate healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, salary packaging, professional development, and wellness programs.
- Other info: Located in vibrant Darlinghurst with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while mentoring the next generation of therapists.
- Qualifications: Degree in Occupational Therapy and extensive clinical experience required.
The predicted salary is between 131585 - 134775 $ per year.
Role type: Permanent, full time
Role grade: Occupational Therapist, Level 4 (Year 1-2)
Shift details: Monday - Friday position
Department and location: Occupational Therapy, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney
Salary: $131,585.00 to $134,775.00 + Super + Salary Packaging
Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney. Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney's premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
About the role:
- Coordinate the Occupational Therapy department's Student Clinical Placement program, including student allocation, onboarding, orientation, direct supervision and education, while supporting clinical supervisors and managing student performance where required.
- Maintain a clinical caseload and provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service to inpatients, using advanced clinical reasoning across assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and professional reporting, while providing clinical guidance to junior staff.
- Maintain student placement policies, systems and records, including ClinConnect, and develop strong relationships with tertiary providers to support effective placement coordination, student projects and continuous improvement of the student experience.
- Contribute to Occupational Therapy and multidisciplinary service planning, development and evaluation, including quality improvement and research activities, collection of activity and outcome data, and the ongoing development of services within relevant specialty areas.
- Coordinate and contribute to professional development for staff and students, including education and support to build confidence in student supervision.
About you:
- Current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver's License and hold a Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and Current Australian Occupational Therapy Registration (AHPRA).
- Extensive post-graduate clinical experience in an acute hospital setting, with a strong understanding of Occupational Therapy practice including assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and discharge planning across a range of clinical areas.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex clinical presentations, applying advanced clinical reasoning and independent professional judgement, with the ability to balance competing clinical and administrative priorities.
- Extensive experience supervising and supporting Occupational Therapy students and staff at all levels, with demonstrated skills in education and teaching and an understanding of adult learning principles and approaches.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, teamwork, negotiation and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and professional development while building effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
What we can offer you:
- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income.
- World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes.
- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives.
- Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre.
- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care.
- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships.
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations.
- Coming from NSW Health?: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements.
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Equal opportunity: We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
Occupational Therapist Clinical Educator - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney employer: NSW Health
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises compassion and community service. Located in the vibrant Darlinghurst area, employees benefit from competitive pay, not-for-profit salary packaging, and flexible working arrangements, including two days of remote work each week. With a strong focus on professional growth, staff have access to study leave, scholarships, and wellness programs, making it a rewarding place to build a meaningful career in healthcare.
