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Regional Occupational Therapist Casual Pool (AHP1/AHP2)

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Community and Allied Health, Various location across Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region: Adelaide Hills, Southern Fleurieu, Barossa / Gawler and Kangaroo Island
• Salary: $34.49 - $42.10 per hour + 25% casual loading - AHP1; $44.45 - $51.49 per hour + 25% casual loading - AHP2 - Casual (up to 30/5/2025)

Please note that this position is multi-classified as either a AHP1 or AHP2.

Overview

AHP1: Under the direct supervision of a responsible senior professional, the Casual Occupational Therapist will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated range of health services, appropriate to the needs of the local community. To achieve this, the Occupational Therapist works as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, including health professionals and service providers from other sectors, and utilises a combination of preventative, early intervention, treatment / therapy and evaluation approaches.

AHP2:  The Casual Occupational Therapist applies clinical experience, increasingly generalist and / or specialist clinical knowledge and professional competence to plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive and integrated range of services, appropriate to the needs of the local community. The Occupational Therapist works under reduced clinical direction, and may contribute to the clinical supervision of less experienced allied health professionals, allied health assistants and students.  As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, including health professionals and service providers from other sectors, the Occupational Therapist utilises a combination of preventative, early intervention, treatment / therapy and evaluation approaches.

Must hold a recognised qualification within Occupational Therapy, and be eligible for practicing membership of Occupational Therapy Australia, and must fulfill all requirements to achieve and maintain current Registration.

For appointment at AHP2 level, must be able to demonstrate AHP2 level competencies, or have a 2 year post-graduate Masters with a related allied health undergraduate degree.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 859123

Application Closing Date

30 May 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 859123 - Occupational Therapist - (Casual Pool 2024,2025).pdf

 JCS+Occupational+Therapist+final.pdf

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