Occupational Therapy Manager

Northern Beaches Hospital is looking for an experienced Occupational Therapy Department Manager to join our fantastic team, to provide quality health care services to the Northern Beaches community. Healthscope Northern Beaches are an accredited training hospital. Due to our size and acute hospital status, a career with us means you'll be involved in training and exposed to a wide range of cases.

Northern Beaches Hospital is a dedicated facility for all patients in our local area. It was thoughtfully designed to optimise patient safety and overall experience, and to provide meaningful management and operational efficiencies that benefit everyone.

Key to the hospital’s success is a highly skilled and expert team of staff who are supported by a comprehensive range of professional development opportunities.

As the Occupational Therapy Manager your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Leading and management of the OT service to ensure efficient and effective service delivery that is evidence based and patient centered. 
• Be accountable and responsible for the effective management of human, financial and material resources and ensure customer service is maintained at optimal levels
• Undertake direct patient care providing high quality and culturally appropriate occupational therapy assessment and treatments. 
• Provide guidance and support to less experienced members of the team. 
• Work closely with the Director of Allied Health and referrers to be actively involved in a customer focused quality service in accordance with the NBH core values and the relevant Code of Ethical Practice. 
• Establish a framework for; and provide professional supervision to staff within the team. 
• Work as part of the health care team, adhere to Healthscope and NBH policies and procedures and key performance indicators, participate in working parties or committees (as required) demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement through National Safety & Quality Healthcare Standards (NSQHS), Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) and achievement of NBH accreditation. 
• Be aware of advances in care and products/ equipment as relevant to the role and service. 
• Maintain a personal and professional development portfolio with a commitment to ongoing learning and development.
  
  Personal attributes:
• Masters/Bachelor Degree in Applied Science Occupational Therapy and eligibility for practicing membership to Occupational Therapy Australia 
• Current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 
• Minimum of 7 years’ clinical Occupational Therapy experience in an acute environment 
• Previous leadership and staff supervision experience

Desirable: 

• Experience in leading quality improvement activities 
• Post graduate qualification in management/leadership or working towards
• Experience in Private Hospital sector

Personal Competencies required:

• Highly developed leadership and communication skills that demonstrate a positive and professional approach promoting team building, coaching and mentoring
• Demonstrated commitment and provision of exceptional customer service
• Highly-developed negotiation, problem solving, analytical, organisational and conflict resolution skills
• Self-motivated, demonstrates initiative, self-awareness and reflective practice
• Ability to achieve results through consultation and facilitation
• Ability to develop positive relationships with a diverse range of people both internal and external to the facility
• Demonstrated change management skills and an ability to work with ambiguity

The successful applicant will need to meet the personal attributes listed above and the following selection criteria:

• Advanced skill and competence in one or more key areas of clinical occupational therapy and a sound foundation of knowledge in all clinical specialties offered at Northern Beaches Hospital
• Demonstrated skills and experience leading and managing an Occupational Therapy team across a broad range of duties and responsibilities.
• Establish and maintain partnerships within the multidisciplinary team using high level interpersonal skills to make shared decisions that meet the needs of the consumers, carers and families
• Experience in development and/or implementation of new systems/practices according to the needs of the service and its patients, according to evidence based best practice guidelines
• Experience and knowledge of human resource management, budget and KPIs and health fund and casemix funding models
• Knowledge of the private hospital sector
• Practical use of IT systems, and data analysis skills
• Demonstrated clinical experience supervising staff, students and team performance

Benefits on offer:

• Discounted onsite parking as well as access to public transport only steps away
• Discounted gym memberships including Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Packaging
• Bulk billing services for employees and immediate family members.

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation – no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people, giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient’s lives.

Successful applicants are required to provide evidence of a satisfactory current Police Record Check (within last 2 months), a Working with Children Check, Health Medical assessment and Immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

Application Enquiries: Please contact Shahista Khan, Director of Allied Health, Shahista.khan@healthscope.com.au or 0447 691 723
Applications close: 15th October 2024

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter, addressing your personal attributes and the selection criteria and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.