Job no: 955496
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Mental Health, Public Health
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital – Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit
- Salary $73,710.00 - $89,981.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP1| Full-time Ongoing Position Available
Join Our Team and Grow as a Mental Health Occupational Therapist
If you're an Occupational Therapist looking to make a genuine impact in mental health rehabilitation, this is the role for you. You'll work at the heart of a multidisciplinary team, delivering the full scope of OT practice — from psychosocial assessment and therapeutic intervention through to care planning and community liaison — all with the shared goal of building functional capacity and supporting real, lasting recovery.
About the role: Reporting to the AHP2/AHP3 and Principal Occupational Therapist, this role is integral to delivering high-quality mental health rehabilitation care within the SALHN Noarlunga Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit.
Duties for the role will include:
- Delivering evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and intervention within a recovery-oriented multidisciplinary team
- Planning and implementing individual and group programs that build clients' capacity for self-management and community participation
- Contributing to care planning, discharge planning, risk assessment, and clinical reviews alongside a broad network of health and community providers
- Engaging in clinical supervision, professional development, and quality improvement activities that strengthen your practice and the wider team
About you: You are a motivated Occupational Therapist with a genuine interest in mental health rehabilitation and supporting people on their recovery journey.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A degree in Occupational Therapy with current AHPRA registration, and relevant experience or postgraduate qualifications in mental health OT practice
- Demonstrated experience working with people living with mental illness, including within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Strong assessment skills across mental state, risk, and functional capacity, with knowledge of frameworks including Recovery-Oriented Practice, Trauma Informed Care, and the Model of Human Occupation
- Experience facilitating evidence-based group programs and applying therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or Motivational Interviewing in a mental health setting
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Lydia Forbes, Allied Health Manager - Phone: (08) 8488 6101, Email: Lydia.Forbes@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 22nd November 2026.
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- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 955496
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