Alfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- Senior Grade 3 Occupational Therapy
- 5-month fixed term position(s)
- Secondment available with manager approval
- Ability to work a rotating roster that includes weekends
- EFT negotiable
Alfred Health is seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join our pilot Rapid Allied Health Response service. The service will support on our ‘virtual hospital’ and home-based models or care. It will provide a rapid response option (within 24-48 hours) for those seen by Virtual ED and have immediate Allied Health needs. The aim of the service will be to optimise safety and function and facilitate ongoing care requirements for the patient/family to remain safe and confident in the community.
The Position
The Rapid Response Allied Health Service is part of a pilot program to support Alfred Health virtual and home-based models of care, outside the hospital walls. It will support the diversion of physical ED presentations, reduce pressure and demand on emergency services and help prevent avoidable admissions or readmissions to hospital. The service will receive and action referrals by the Virtual ED team, with view to expand the service scope as required.
The service will provide a timely response to referrals, within 24-48 hours, and target our community dwelling, adult patients within the Alfred Health catchment that have immediate Allied Health needs. The aim of the service will be to optimise safety and function and facilitate ongoing, longer term care requirements for the patient/family to remain safe and confident in the community.
The service will sit within the HARP team and be administered by a grade 3 Physiotherapy or Occupational therapist Allied Health Practitioner (AHP) working within a transdisciplinary scope of practice. The Rapid Response Service will be multimodal in its delivery via telephone, telehealth and/or outreach community visits. The AHP will work in collaboration with key aligned streams of care including Virtual ED, ED, HARP and ICT.
This dynamic role requires clinicians who have great communication, collaborative and care planning skills, with demonstrated leadership experience and who are interested in working and evaluating a new and evolving program for Alfred Health. These roles will be undertaken on a minimum six-month secondment with operational management provided by the HARP team and clinical supervision by an appropriate senior Allied Health Professional.
Staff Benefits
- Salary Packaging
- Discount Health Insurance
- Car Parking (subject to availability)
- Onsite Gym
- Child care services
Enquiries regarding the position to Lisa Oakley on 0429 578 858.
Applications close 11pm Friday, 2 September 2022
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine and must provide evidence of their vaccination status. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.
Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au