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• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Southern Fleurieu Health Service - Community Health, Victor Harbor
• Salary: AHP2  $88,255 to $102,240 p.a. (Pro-rata) + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Temporary Part-time position working 30 hours per week up to 29 August 2025
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

Overview

You will provide a broad range of occupational therapy services within the Southern Fleurieu Health Service across acute, outpatient and community settings. As a member of a multidisciplinary team including health professionals and service providers from other sectors, you will utilise a combination of preventative, early intervention, treatment/therapy and evaluation approaches. This will include applying Primary Health Care and community participation principles to ensure services are responsive to changing community needs and improve health outcomes. You will provide individual, group and population health services that target at-risk and priority clients within the community, in accordance with service eligibility, prioritisation criteria and episodic care. Working under reduced clinical direction, you may have the opportunity to contribute to the clinical supervision of less experienced allied health professionals, allied health assistants and students.

Holding an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy, you will be eligible for registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia. You will have experience in providing a broad range of clinical and consultative services across a range of service settings, including one-on-one, group based and health promotion activities. Capable of managing and prioritising your personal work load, you will be willing to support others in developing workload management plans and allocating team resources. Demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills, you will bring the ability to engage with Aboriginal communities and consumers in a culturally appropriate manner and be willing to undertake further training in this manner.

Benefits of Joining us

At BHFLHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing and employer superannuation contributions.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: 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.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families. 
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites. 
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join BHFLHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

BHFLHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Applicant Information

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 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.

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For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 907130

Enquiries

Alex Longbottom
Position: Allied Health Team Leader
Phone: 0421 838 355
E-mail: alex.longbottom@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

8 July 2025 - 2 week close - 11.55PM

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

Attachments

 907130 - AHP2 Occupational Therapist Role Description.pdf

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