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Are you interested in working in regional, rural and remote communities? Well Balanced Care is a Cairns based business that offers allied health assessments and therapy to a wide range of community clients, both locally and in rural and remote communities. We are committed to a multi-disciplinary person-centred model utilising emerging and existing technologies to assist clients, their family and community to achieve their goals. Due to a period of growth we are seeking suitably qualified professional Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic team.  We are excited to have the opportunity to support an early career professional toward becoming a rural generalist through the allied health rural generalist pathway.

An exciting opportunity is available for a Family Health and Development Allied Health Professional (Social Worker/Occupational Therapist). The person in this role must hold a recognised qualification within Social Work or Occupational Therapy profession, and be eligible for practicing membership of the relevant Professional Association. For those professions requiring Registration, all requirements to obtain and maintain current registration must be fulfilled.

If you want your career to go places then join Department of Health in the Northern Territory. The challenges and opportunities in health and community care in the Territory are like no other in Australia, from remote Aboriginal health to tropical health and urban tertiary care. Continued investments in Aboriginal health, remote health, and acute care and community services offer many opportunities for health professionals who want to be part of making a difference.

Come for the life experience, stay for the lifestyle NWRH now has several fantastic opportunities for Graduate Allied Health Professionals 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. You must also be eligible for registration with AHPRA or your relevant Professional Association now, or upon graduation.

You will provide high quality speech pathology service to families accessing assessment and therapy for paediatric communication and swallowing disorders. The position sits within the child and family allied health team, Tamworth Community Health Service and will join a team including Senior Speech Pathologists. You will work alongside other services within the child and family allied health team including but not exclusive to Aboriginal Health Workers, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist and social workers. The role includes delivery of assessment and intervention within a community setting, as well as in reach Tamworth Rural Referral Hospitals Children’s ward, maternity and special care nursery. Outreach is provided to Manilla and Barraba for Paediatrics, as well as proviso of adult inpatient swallowing assessments at these outreach sites. Provision of service in community is flexible and can involve offsite clinics, preschool visits and homevisting. You will work in a small speech team with two senior speech pathologists; and in partnership with professionals inclusive but not exclusive to Dietitians, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists,  psychologists, Paediatricians, midwifes, child and family and paediatric nurses, and Aboriginal Health Workers.   

The speech pathology role provides assessment and therapy within the community settings for communication, and paediatric swallowing and feeding concerns. This unique and diverse role also in-reaches to Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital children’s ward, special care nursey and maternity ward to provide paediatric swallowing and feeding assessments. This position will focus primarily on paediatric swallowing and feeding assessment and management. Provision of service in community is flexible and can involve offsite clinics, preschool visits and homevisting. You will work in a small speech team with two senior speech pathologists and a level 1/2 speech pathologist; and in partnership with professionals inclusive but not exclusive to Dietitians, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, Paediatricians, midwifes, child and family and paediatric nurses, and Aboriginal Health Workers.  

The Rural Support Service (RSS) is excited to announce a great Leadership opportunity - Advanced Clinical Lead Podiatrist. This is an opportunity to work across the 6 Regional LHNs to support them to provide innovative, culturally appropriate high quality podiatry services across the breadth of healthcare settings from Acute hospitals, Community and Aged care services to remote communities across Regional South Australia.

In addition to above Package Range; professional development allowances and salary sacrifice provisions applyAs part of the outreach team, you will provide a high quality, culturally appropriate public health nutrition and clinical nutrition service to remote communities.

The Occupational Therapist is an experienced clinician who applies significant clinical and leadership expertise to the development, delivery and continuous improvement of quality Occupational Therapy services appropriate to the rural and remote context. Operating within a multi-disciplinary service context, the Occupational Therapist upholds professional standards and provides complex clinical and consultancy Occupational Therapy services across the region. As a clinical leader, mentor and clinical supervisor the Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist provides clinical support and profession-specific supervision to less experienced Occupational Therapists and plays a leadership role in the clinical education of staff and professional students within the region.

As part of the outreach team, you will provide leadership, direction and professional support to all the nutrition team, including planning, coordinating and delivering education, training and professional development activities. You will also be required to provide a clinical nutrition service to remote communities. Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, and eligibility to hold the Accredited Practising Dietitian credential.