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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS Country Northern (Multiple Locations)
• Salary – AHP3, $108,347.00 – $116,216.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, ongoing/permanent position. Multiple Locations – Pt Pirie 5540, Pt Augusta 5700, Whyalla 5600, Pt Lincoln 5606, Kadina 5554.

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

Provide expert clinical care in child and adolescent mental health, delivering interventions, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and improving service quality and outcomes for our patient’s needs.

Key duties of the role

• Work within a model of client centred care, applying professional standards and adhering to policies and procedures.
• Utilise your occupational therapy expertise to ensure optimal client needs and outcomes.
• Undertake the assessment of complex individuals and families’ presentations
• Implementing individual, family and/or other group therapies
• Work with consumers to develop individual care/treatment plans using a recovery framework

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Australia.
• Extensive clinical experience in the delivery of mental health occupational therapy services to children and adolescents
• Demonstrated ability to carry out assessments and interventions of a highly complex nature
• Work with a high degree of responsibility with limited supervision and direction
• Advanced knowledge in at least one area of clinical practice relevant to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Enquiries can be directed to

Dianne van Giesen

Admin Coordinator

Dianne.vanGiesen@sa.gov.au

7117 3700

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP3 - Senior Occupational Therapist - CAMHS Northern Country 923173.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

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. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Monday 5^th January 2026 at 11:55pm