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Allied Health Care Navigator - Occupational Therapist Grade 3
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Full-time
bachelor degree
Salary Packaging Up To $15,900 Tax-Free, Meal And Entertainment Card Benefits, Myki Commuter Discounted Fares, Fitness Passport Gym And Pool Access, Retail Offers, Discounted Hospital Services
Posted 3d ago
Apply by Jul 13
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The role involves facilitating the implementation of Low Back Pain and Dizziness Clinical Pathways and coordinating early Allied Health referrals. It focuses on proactive discharge planning and reducing hospital length of stay through coordination with medical, nursing, and community services.
Requirements
Requires a recognized degree in Occupational Therapy and over 7 years of clinical experience, specifically within acute medical care or emergency departments. Candidates should have strong clinical skills and a deep understanding of community services for effective discharge planning.
Full job description
Allied Health Care Navigator – Occupational Therapist Grade 3
Fixed term full time until July 2027
Malvern
We’re building for the better!
By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
Allied Health Services
Allied Health at Cabrini is a rapidly expanding and highly integrated service comprising twelve professional disciplines. The department plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the organisation.
Cabrini Allied Health offers a wide range of opportunities, including senior consultant and leadership roles, clinical stream positions, junior staff rotation and support programs, professional development and teaching opportunities, and the cultivation of strong external and university partnerships.
The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Grade 3 Occupational Therapist to join our progressive and supportive Allied Health team in this newly created Allied Health Care Navigator role. This is a full-time position, based within the Occupational Therapy team and working closely with Emergency Department (ED)/ Expedited Care Unit (ECU) and other medical wards.
The AH Care Navigator is a clinical expert within their profession (Occupational Therapy) and will play a key role in facilitating the implementation of the Low Back Pain and Dizziness Clinical Pathways. The role focuses on enabling early Allied Health referral, identifying patient discharge needs, and coordinating referrals to relevant specialties, including medical, nursing, and community services.
Working closely with ED/ECU, the AH Care Navigator will also support medical length of stay (LOS) initiatives across admitted wards by facilitating early Allied Health engagement and proactive discharge planning. This role is integral to supporting timely, coordinated care and reducing hospital length of stay.
As this is a newly established position, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to help shape and refine the role, contributing to organisation-wide LOS initiatives and improving patient flow and outcomes through well-coordinated care.
The successful applicant will have sound clinical experience in Occupational Therapy within an acute setting, along with exposure to sub-acute care and a strong understanding of community services to support safe and effective discharge planning.
Relevant Qualifications & Key Capabilities
Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy
Greater than 7 years’ clinical experience
Experience in acute medical care, emergency department (ED), general medicine, aged care, and/or a care coordinator role within an acute hospital
Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, both independently and in a structured environment
Commitment to high-quality clinical care and well-developed clinical skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) with a strong patient focus
Sound awareness of discharge planning needs and available services/resources
Experience in a care coordination role is highly desirable
What we offer:
Salary packaging: up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Convenience: Vibrant Malvern location, close to local shops, cafes and public transport
Travel Perks: Myki Commuter discounted fares
A commitment to health and well-being initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
Interested? For further information , view the full position description or contact: Courtney Agland Head of Occupational Therapy and Social Work on 0400 566 371 OR Nadine Lawson Head of Speech Pathology & Dietetics on 0411122330
Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.
Related keywords
Occupational TherapyAllied HealthAcute CareEmergency DepartmentExpedited Care UnitClinical PathwaysDischarge PlanningLength Of StayPatient FlowCare CoordinationMedical WardsSub-Acute CareCommunity ServicesMultidisciplinary TeamPatient-Centred Care
We provide excellence in all of our services and work to identify and meet unmet needs.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Malvern, VIC
LinkedIn followers
25,043
Welcome to Cabrini Health
Cabrini is owned and operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who came to Australia in 1948 to take over the management of a 45-bed community hospital named St Benedict’s. Cabrini now has more than 800 beds and a comprehensive range of health services. There are acute facilities at Malvern and Brighton. The Cabrini Institute supports education and research, in order to continually improve the quality of care and educate tomorrow’s health professionals. Cabrini Technology provides an innovative, independent information and healthcare technology service to organisations throughout Australasia and has headquarters in Mount Waverley. More recently, Cabrini has established an Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick, which provides access to a range of health services for people seeking asylum and newly arrived refugees.
Cabrini is a not-for-profit health service and all surpluses are used to develop our services and facilities to provide the best possible care for patients and families. Cabrini supports and operates a number of other programs for disadvantaged people in our community.
Patient care is the primary focus of our work and at the heart of all we do.
Offices: 183 Wattletree Rd, Malvern, VIC 3144, AU
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We provide excellence in all of our services and work to identify and meet unmet needs.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Malvern, VIC
LinkedIn followers
25,043
Welcome to Cabrini Health
Cabrini is owned and operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who came to Australia in 1948 to take over the management of a 45-bed community hospital named St Benedict’s. Cabrini now has more than 800 beds and a comprehensive range of health services. There are acute facilities at Malvern and Brighton. The Cabrini Institute supports education and research, in order to continually improve the quality of care and educate tomorrow’s health professionals. Cabrini Technology provides an innovative, independent information and healthcare technology service to organisations throughout Australasia and has headquarters in Mount Waverley. More recently, Cabrini has established an Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick, which provides access to a range of health services for people seeking asylum and newly arrived refugees.
Cabrini is a not-for-profit health service and all surpluses are used to develop our services and facilities to provide the best possible care for patients and families. Cabrini supports and operates a number of other programs for disadvantaged people in our community.
Patient care is the primary focus of our work and at the heart of all we do.
Offices: 183 Wattletree Rd, Malvern, VIC 3144, AU
HospitalHealth CareCommunitiesRehabilitationMental HealthAssociationHome Health Care