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Join our Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit Team as an Occupational Therapist!

We’re looking for a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our forward-thinking Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (MHRU) team at Noarlunga.

This is your chance to bring creativity and innovation to practice through a variety of Occupational Therapy approaches including cognitive interventions, sensory modulation, vocational support, functional skill-building, or re-engaging individuals in meaningful roles and routines. You’ll work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where your ideas are valued, and evidence-based approaches are applied in clinical practice. 

About the role: 

Duties for the role will include:

• Developing, implementing, and evaluating a range of Occupational Therapy interventions that are relevant to the needs of the consumer.
• Undertaking specialised Occupational Therapy assessment to inform rehabilitation planning.
• Supporting consumers to develop living skills to support community tenure. 
• Providing direction to rehabilitation support workers and supervision to OT students.

About you:

• An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification that allows for full registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Extensive experience in engaging consumers in therapeutic working relationships, particularly those with enduring and severe disabilities and complex needs, as well as their carers.
• Competence in comprehensive mental health assessment skills, including consumer needs analysis, mental state assessment, and risk assessment.
• The ability to work collaboratively and cohesively with consumers, carers, other agencies, community services, and the multidisciplinary team to develop an integrated rehabilitation plan.

Join a team that benefits from our newly implemented Enterprise Agreement which provides competitive wage increases, enhanced professional development, and improved working conditions.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: The SALHN Recruitment Team on Health.SALHNRecruitment@sa.gov.au or Amy Hawke, Principal Occupational Therapist Amy.Hawke@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 3rd of September 2025

Attachments:

• 912508 - Occupational Therapist Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• 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: 912508