Allied Health Care Navigator - Occupational Therapist Grade 3

Allied Health Care Navigator – Occupational Therapist Grade 3

Fixed term full time until July 2027

Malvern

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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.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

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.