Graduate Opportunities - Occupational Therapist - Townsville, Mount Isa or Longr

• Salary sacrificing options up to $15,900;
• Leave loading of 17.5%;
• $180 per fortnight Rental Subsidy (Mount Isa and Longreach only)
• Annual Flight Home upon 12 months of service (If based in Mount Isa or Longreach)
• Professional Development up to $10,000 per annum.
• 10 Days Paid Professional Development Leave
• Recognition of service gift $ (after 2 years)
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Relocation assistance

Job Title: Graduate Opportunities - Occupational Therapist - Townsville, Mount Isa or Longreach.

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

After Hours Requirements: No

Practice Information
This organisation has been providing allied health, community aged care, mental health and wellbeing services for 30-years.

A provider of culturally competent community-based and outreach health care services since 1993; this is a vibrant not-for-profit organisation servicing over 50 communities throughout remote and rural Queensland.

With a large team of multidisciplinary health professionals, they boast strong community connections and a passion for supporting ‘healthier people’.

Position Description:
Come for the life experience, stay for the lifestyle! This organisation now has fantastic opportunities for Graduate Occupational Therapists to join their dedicated teams based in either Townsville, Mount Isa or Longreach, Queensland.
 
To be considered, you must hold, or be in the final year of, a tertiary qualification in your relevant discipline.

Why join as a Graduate?

• A highly variable clinical case load guarantees extensive exposure to a wide range of clinical presentations, allowing you to experience all areas of your discipline early in your career.
• Graduate positions are well supported with structured internal and external supervision and mentoring.
• NWRH has a great team culture with many early career professionals across our business readily accessible and eager to provide collaborative peer support.
• They employs a large multidisciplinary team that you will work with, and alongside, at all times. Within your new graduate year, you will learn about other health disciplines’ roles, holistic health care and existing referral pathways to maximise care and clinical outcomes for clients.
• They employ Senior Clinicians in each of the Allied Health disciplines, which will support you by:
• Providing feedback about your clinical documentation and work-day structure
• Providing regular one on one mentoring sessions
• Organising peer group mentoring and discipline-specific in-services
• Facilitating an online discipline-specific Microsoft Teams group, that allows you to ask your peers about clinical queries you might be experiencing within your caseload
• Providing work shadowing opportunities
• Allowing you to drive your own success, work autonomously and become a successful and experienced Allied Health Professional
• They pride themselves on growing their clinicians to be the best versions of themselves and provide career progression opportunities at all levels of the business.

They love their work - so will you!
Whether you are looking for a change of scenery, a new adventure or a chance to give back to the community, this is an opportunity to make a real and valuable contribution. Kickstart your professional career, whilst gaining invaluable rural and remote healthcare experience. You will have access to clinical supervision and ongoing professional development opportunities, with high-level support from your Team Leader and colleagues.
If you're a Graduate looking to cement a career with a recognised Health Services provider, in a rewarding and challenging role Apply Now!
*Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply; and
*We encourage people with disabilities who have relevant skills and experience to apply for any advertised vacancies.

Qualifications & Experience:
To be considered, you must hold, or be in the final year of, a tertiary qualification in your relevant discipline. You must also be eligible for registration with AHPRA or your relevant Professional Association now, or upon graduation.

Salary Information:
$76,000 – $79,000 per annum.

About Mount Isa:
Mount Isa, also known as the 'Oasis of the Outback', Mount Isa offers the relaxed lifestyle and close-knit, supportive community of a small town, without sacrificing the amenities of city living. With a variety of shops, restaurants, and entertainment options, but none of the traffic or noise, it is a fantastic place for a "tree change", offering something for everyone, regardless of their interests. Home to the biggest rodeo in the southern hemisphere, which draws visitors from around the world,
 
About Longreach:
Longreach, a community that offers a range of authentic experiences. Longreach is a place that has limitless horizons, clear skies, beautiful sunsets and minimal traffic. The community welcomes you with open arms, and there is a real sense of community spirit.

About Townsville:
Townsville, a city located adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, it is in the tropical region of Queensland. Townsville is Australia's largest urban center north of the Sunshine Coast, with a 2016 census population of 200,000. Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community, and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. Townsville has a tropical climate as it is north of The Tropic Of Capricorn. 

For more information on this position please contact us now!

Apply via the 'Apply Now' button on this page.

Following successful placement, eligible candidates may be entitled to receive support and financial assistance through Health Workforce Queensland's comprehensive workforce attraction and retention incentives. This position may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary for ongoing professional development.

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