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Occupational Therapist L3 - Community Palliative Care Team

  • Kogarah, NSW, Australia, 2217
  • Permanent
  • Closing on: Jun 13 2025
  • Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
  • Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
  • Permanent part time position, 28 hours per week
  • Remuneration: $56.69 per hour to $58.52 per hour
About the role
 
This permanent part-time position is available from 1 July 2025. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Palliative Care in order to provide high quality Occupational Therapy care to clients of the Palliative Care Service consistent with Calvary Health Care Kogarah and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.
 
What you bring:
  • Recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Professionals (State) Award, current registration with AHPRA and commitment to own ongoing professional development
  • Extensive post graduate clinical experience in Palliative Care or transferrable skills
  • Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
  • Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education, and support to others in providing service excellence
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature
  • Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives, service evaluation processes
  • Current unrestricted NSW Class C drivers' licence or equivalent, and a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position
  • Ability to work within the Mission and Values of Calvary Health Care Kogarah.
For further information please contact Felicity Forby, Senior Occupational Therapist on 9553 3460 or felicity.forby@health.nsw.gov.au 
 
Why work for Calvary?
 
At Calvary, our staff matter. 
 
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
 
Your benefits: 
  • NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
  • Paid parental leave 
  • Training, development pathways and career opportunities
  • Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.
 
Please note the following:
  • As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
  • You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella (recruiter to delete irrelevant vaccinations)
 
 

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