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About us

Ascend Health Group was founded to reform and modernise the quality of disability services in our local communities. The company’s innovative business model boosts access to desperately-needed support services while offering invaluable practical experience to University allied health students through paid work related to their chosen health degree. We created a unique business model which provides much-needed disability support services while offering University students invaluable paid work experience to complete their studies. Our goal is to ensure that we are able to offer quality services and the highest level of care, whilst giving students the ability to gain valuable hands-on health experience in their chosen career.
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Ascend's team currently has 2 Physiotherapist's, 1 Occupational Therapist and 1 Registered Nurse that work to deliver healthcare to our members while supporting and educating the support workers with community participation and daily activities. Ascend Health Group is now providing services across the entire Metro Perth and Peel region. We are regularly expanding as we look for opportunities to make a positive impact in our local communities.

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or Bachelor of Nursing

• Current AHPRA Registration

• Working with Children Check

• National Police Clearance

• Annual Flu Vaccination

• COVID-19 Vaccination

• Drivers Licence

• Ability to coach, train and build training content for undergrads. therapy/health/medicine students working as disability support workers/personal carers

About the Role

Our therapists at Ascend Health Group are expected to have the capacity to work closely with other allied health professionals as well as our disability support workers/carers.

If don't like a full caseload, then you'd be delighted to hear that you'll also responsible for a reasonable amount of coaching and training support workers. Nurses will work at least 2 days a week with a minimum of 4 sessions per week and dedicate time in between sessions to help manage the community support and personal care services (what the university health students do).

You will be expected to have involvement in the management of our members and simultaneously teach our students your methods and processes. If you haven't ever worked in community disability, personal care or had experience with managing mental health then it's probably not the role for you.

Specific responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• The assessment and reporting of our members by conducting an initial assessment & participate in multidisciplinary team meetings (where applicable) and provide treatment planning recommendations as required.

• Ensure continuity of care to clients by arranging referrals as required.
  

• Support and facilitate therapeutic interventions through the management of our members experiencing disability.

• Provide consultation to our clients and their families, carers and other professionals.
  

• Apply principles of Good Practice and relevant legislation in your provision of professional service to our members.

• Take responsibility for the quality of your practice by maintaining professional development opportunities and participating in supervision/learning activities (potentially via Google glass technology in the near future.
  

• Support and mentor new graduate occupational therapists.
  

• Perform regular competency checks (In house) on team members & provide feedback & guidance as required.
  

• Record all session notes in a timely manner (via our in-house software called Ascend Health Plus).
  

• Assume responsibility for patient safety by maintaining awareness of potential hazards in the workplace and take steps to reduce the risk of harm to others or self.
  

Applications close Friday the 23rd July 2021

Apply on Seek now

Description

About us

Ascend Health Group was founded to reform and modernise the quality of disability services in our local communities. The company’s innovative business model boosts access to desperately-needed support services while offering invaluable practical experience to University allied health students through paid work related to their chosen health degree. We created a unique business model which provides much-needed disability support services while offering University students invaluable paid work experience to complete their studies. Our goal is to ensure that we are able to offer quality services and the highest level of care, whilst giving students the ability to gain valuable hands-on health experience in their chosen career.

Ascend's team currently has 2 Physiotherapist's, 1 Occupational Therapist, and 1 Registered Nurse that work to deliver healthcare to our members while supporting and educating the support workers with community participation and daily activities. Ascend Health Group is now providing services across the entire Metro Perth and Peel region. We are regularly expanding as we look for opportunities to make a positive impact in our local communities.

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy)

• Current AHPRA Registration

• Working with Children Check

• National Police Clearance

• Annual Flu Vaccination

• COVID-19 Vaccination

• Drivers Licence

• More than 4-years experience in aged-care and/or adult disabilities

• More than 1-year experience in mental health

• Ability to complete assistive technology prescription and associated reports via the NDIS.
  

• Ability to complete functional assessments and associated reports via the NDIS.
  

• Ability to coach, train and build training content for undergrad therapy students working as disability support workers.
  

About the Role

Our therapists at Ascend Health Group are expected to have the capacity to work closely with other allied health professionals as well as our disability support workers/carers.

If you're a therapist that might not like a full case load with a lot of intervention, then you'd be delighted to hear that you'll also responsible for a reasonable amount of coaching and training support workers. We want therapists to work at least 2 days a week with a minimum of 3 sessions each day and dedicate time in between sessions to help manage the community support and personal care services (what the allied health students do).

You will be expected to have involvement in the management of our members and simultaneously teach our students your methods and processes. If you haven't ever worked in community disability, personal care and/or mental Health then it's probably not the place for you.

Specific responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• The assessment and reporting of our members by conducting an initial assessment & participate in multidisciplinary team meetings (where applicable) and provide treatment planning recommendations as required.

• Ensure continuity of care to clients by arranging referrals as required.
  

• Support and facilitate therapeutic interventions through the management of our members experiencing disability.

• Provide consultation to our clients and their families, carers and other professionals.
  

• Apply principles of Good Practice and relevant legislation in your provision of professional service to our members.

• Take responsibility for the quality of your practice by maintaining professional development opportunities and participating in supervision/learning activities (potentially via Google glass technology in the near future.
  

• Support and mentor new graduate occupational therapists.
  

• Perform regular competency checks (In house) on team members & provide feedback & guidance as required.
  

• Record all session notes in a timely manner (via our in-house software called Ascend Health Plus).
  

• Assume responsibility for patient safety by maintaining awareness of potential hazards in the workplace and take steps to reduce the risk of harm to others or self.
  

Applications close Friday the 23rd July 2021

Apply on Seek now

About the Role

This is a great opportunity to gain experience so that you can become more employable following your studies, or to use your skills to make a difference before you graduate.

What we're looking for:

• Therapy or nursing students,

• Those with a strong sense of empathy, initiative, and a willingness to learn,

• Ready to work in a small and local team providing high-quality supports.

• Have (or be willing to get): Flu vaccination, National Police Clearance, Working With Children Check, CPR, First Aid Certificate, Mental Health First Aid, Drivers Licence, NDIS Worker Screening Check, COVID vaccination, Vehicle insurance, Diphtheria tetanus pertussis (whooping cough) Screening, Hepatitis B Post Vaccination Screening, Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination, MRSA screening.

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