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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
• Salary: AHP1 - $68,478 - $83,594 p.a. / AHP2 - $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits
• Temporary Full-Time, up to 28 October 2025 

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking an Occupational Therapist, who is seeking a rewarding opportunity, to join the Older Persons Mental Health Service. Your role will focus on providing exceptional care and support to older adults experiencing mental health challenges.

The NALHN Older Persons Inpatient Services provides safe, high-quality patient centred care by ensuring the approach to service provision is trauma informed, recovery oriented and delivered within a therapeutic interdisciplinary framework.

The Occupational Therapist role provides comprehensive assessments and interventions for consumers who are experiencing concerns regarding occupational performance. Occupational Therapy adopts a sensory modulation approach to offer insight into an individual’s level of functioning and provide non-pharmacological recommendations for reducing distress, maximising functioning and enhancing meaningful engagement. 

In this position, you will have the opportunity to work closely with a multidisciplinary team, utilising your expertise in occupational therapy to assess and develop personalised treatment plans. You will play a vital role in promoting independence, enhancing quality of life and fostering a safe and nurturing environment for our clients.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist in the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Mental Health Division include:

• Regular clinical supervision, allows you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals;
• Professional development opportunities. Staff are eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations 
• Regular opportunities to meet with Occupational Therapists across the Division of Mental Health to work on shared projects and continuing professional development
• Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who can work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

Exceptional communication skills, a collaborative mindset and a genuine passion for improving the well-being of older adults are essential.

You will be passionate about working with older people who are experiencing challenges in mental health and well-being, including people living with dementia. You will align with our commitment to deliver compassionate person and family-centred care, built on values of dignity and respect. You will fully appreciate placing older people at the centre of care, championing their voice and supporting their autonomy and recovery. 

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

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.

Check(s):

• 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 A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 886379

Enquiries:

Suzzanne Porcaro

Principal Occupational Therapist

Phone: 0410 049 288

E-mail: suzzanne.porcaro@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

6 December 2024 – 11.55PM

Role Description:

 886379 - Occupational Therapist - Ward 1H Older Persons Mental Health - AHP1 - role description.pdf

 886379 - Occupational Therapist - Ward 1H Older Persons Mental Health - AHP2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.