JOIN OUR TEAM

Cairns Occupational Therapy needs another Occupational Therapist with a Hand Therapy focus

Join our team of four OTs that really enjoy their role and working with our great clients.

Want to work the ideal hours for your life?  

Are you early in your career looking for a place to grow and develop, or have you been around for years and want to be valued and helped to focus on doing your best work or be supported as you learn new OT skills?

 

About us – Cairns OT

We have been successfully adapting to the ever-changing health, disability and aged care sectors for the past 25+ years. We are part of the community of Cairns and Far North Queensland. We have the professional resilience and grit to continue to provide compassionate, person centred and evidence based OT services. Our team members are often with us long term, which we love and this helps us support our newer staff.

 

We know that workplaces need to focus not only on the rewards such as your take home pay and KPIs. Whilst your salary will be a good one, there are other benefits to being in our team that we believe are really important to being happy at work.

 

Our therapists have the right amount of support and coaching, when you need it, and the right about of challenge so you can grow and feel the energy that comes from working to your true potential in a caseload you feel confident in. We have a variety of caseload areas to develop in. Maybe you have skills in one of these but would like more skills in a different area, or maybe you are just starting out, either way we can help with that. You would never be expected to work outside of your scope of practice.

 

• Hand and upper limb therapy – THIS IS OUR IMMEDIATE PRIORITY

• Scar, swelling and lymphoedema management

• Work rehabilitation services, Ergonomic assessments and Pre-employment Screenings

• Neurological Rehabilitation

• Pain management therapy

 

We have a large, well-resourced practice space at the Calanna Health Centre, Woree.

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We offer

• Options for flexible working hours, for example, we can schedule in a rostered day off for you, or you might like to leave early one day a week. You can work part time or full time, whatever is the right number of hours for you to meet your / your family’s needs.

• Our OTs and Admin team are really supportive and you will never feel like you’ve been thrown in the deep end or have to wing it.

• Our weekly team meeting, mentoring sessions and quarterly team in-services where we come together with a focus on being the best OTs we can be, share the wins & challenges and gain support from each other.

• Financial support to attend courses and events, as well as paid study days, so you can attend the courses you want!

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About you

At Cairns Occupational Therapy, we have a strong focus on who you are, and what you want out of your career. If this resonates with you, we would love to hear from you:

• You value empathy, respect and kindness

• You want a career path with us in Cairns, FNQ ... not just any old job

• You want to be a hands-on therapist, building relationships with your clients, referrers and the allied health team who also work with your clients

• You are a good communicator, both verbally and in writing

• You believe in life-long learning and are keen to dive into knowing more about one or more of our areas of expertise

• You enjoy a bit of diversity in your caseload, just enough to become really good at what you do and not be constantly overwhelmed

• You have OT registration with AHPRA, pass a Federal Police Check and the like and hold a Drivers Licence.

Pay

Pay is based around the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 with an average OTs hourly rate being between $44 - $58, depending on experience.

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​We will consider sponsoring a Visa for an overseas trained OT who is the right "fit" for CairnsOT.

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How to apply

Email your CV and a one page cover letter telling us why you are interested in our position to Kerry Stingel, Director and Principal OT at Cairns Occupational Therapy.

kerry@cairnsot.com

Once we receive your application we will be in contact with you.

 

If you would like to have a confidential chat about our position please email Kerry to set up a time.

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