New Graduate Occupational Therapist

Your new role:

As a New Graduate Occupational Therapist, you will play an important part in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within the Occupational Therapy Department at QEII Jubilee and/or Logan Hospital.

• Provide occupational therapy assessment, intervention, education, and discharge planning in collaboration with an interprofessional team.
• Contribute to clinical education, including supporting students and allied health assistants under the guidance of senior staff.
• Actively participate in quality improvement and research activities that enhance patient care and service delivery.
• Manage your caseload effectively while maintaining accurate documentation and service statistics.

About you:

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate new graduate who is eager to grow their career and make a difference in patient care.

• Holds a tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and registration with AHPRA.
• Demonstrates a commitment to evidence-based, patient-centred practice and continuous professional development.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to work effectively within interprofessional teams, patients, and families.
• Willingness to contribute to education, service improvement, and professional learning opportunities.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.