• Clinical Occupational Therapy role with flexibility around hours and days depending on your own work life balance needs.  
• Opportunity to develop your career and work with a team of enthusiastic clinicians
• Located in Camberwell, close to public transport and Monash Freeway
• Attractive salary packaging for staff as one of Victoria’s not for profit private hospital providers.

Epworth Rehabilitation and Mental Health is one of the largest not for profit, private sector rehabilitation and mental health services in Australia, with a total of 319 beds across four sites – Richmond, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Brighton. Located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, Epworth Clinic, Epworth Camberwell’s mental health service, is dedicated to achieving optimum mental health outcomes for our consumers delivered in a recovery orientated framework

Epworth clinic provides inpatient and outpatient group and individual therapy for adults experiencing mental ill-health across the broad spectrum of diagnoses including aged psychiatry, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar effective disorder, and borderline personality disorder.

We are seeking enthusiastic experienced mental health OT to join our multidisciplinary therapy team at Epworth Clinic. The role will provide exposure to specialist therapeutic care within the private mental health sector and ongoing professional development opportunities. 

This role will concentrate on providing ongoing group and individual therapy and assessment for consumers experiencing mental ill-health primarily in our outpatient program (group day program and private practice) areas. We are seeking an experience Occupational Therapist with experience in delivering mental health focused interventions and a strong interest in ongoing professional development.

Skills & Experience

Successful applicants must possess the following qualifications and competencies in:

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent as recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapy, and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current working with children’s check
• Sound knowledge and experience in sensory modulation and delivery of sensory based assessments. 
• Sound knowledge and experience in basic functional assessments.
• Demonstrated proficiency and sound theoretical knowledge of current psychiatric interventions and best practice. Particularly in assessment and intervention for consumers experiencing mental ill- health in both acute and outpatient setting. 
• Experience in delivering ACT, CBT, DBT and Mindfulness is desirable
• Experience in working with complex trauma, PTSD and Eating disorders.   
• Relevant experience in a hospital, rehabilitation or community setting

At Epworth, everybody matters.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Salary packaging benefits of $15,900 per annum
• In addition, you will be able to salary package meal/accommodation expenses up to $2,650 per annum
• Reduced out-of-pocket expenses for health services at Epworth
• Discounted private health insurance
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia.

About Rehabilitation & Mental Health

Epworth’s Rehabilitation and Mental Health services are some of the most progressive of their kind in Australia. Our clinical approach involves individualised treatment and collaborative team decision-making to achieve outstanding outcomes for patients. We have forged a strong team ethos across our four campuses in Richmond, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Brighton.

We care about our patients and we care about our people. We care about keeping everyone safe. We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers. And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities

Enquire/ Apply for this Position

Sound interesting? To apply, click the APPLY button now and attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact Kelly Harding on 0428726519.

As a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19), it is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had COVID-19 vaccinations, including where recommended by public health authorities and booster vaccinations.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.