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Transform Lives as AHP2 Occupational Therapist 

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network and transform lives through expert occupational therapy in one of Adelaide's premier healthcare facilities. This full-time contract position until January 2027 offers exceptional professional growth opportunities within SA Health's supportive, world-class healthcare environment. Make a meaningful impact helping patients regain independence while advancing your career with South Australia's largest healthcare provider.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Ambulatory Allied Health Team Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:

• Attending and actively participating in clinical meetings (eg Discharge Planning meetings, Case Conferences, team meetings etc) as required
• Encouraging the active participation of patients and their families/carers in their assessment, treatment, and discharge planning
• Contributing to the strategic planning for occupational therapy services across relevant work areas, incorporating regular evaluation of services and reporting on quality improvement activities
• Working with the leadership team to monitor workloads and clinical outcomes, effectively managing own individual performance against agreed objectives and in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice

About you:

• Demonstrated experience working as a clinician across the across the acute care or ambulatory care setting
• Be flexible, adaptive and responsive to change, aligning with key organisational priorities and particularly in an environment with competing demands and changing service partners
• Undertake a broad range of occupational therapy assessment and treatment techniques such as initial assessment functional assessment, cognitive assessment, home assessment, equipment prescription, functional retraining, work simplification/energy conservation and discharge planning
• Utilise high level communication skills to effectively work with, and resolve issues and conflict with, people with diverse value systems, cultural differences and special needs, including clients, multi-disciplinary health professionals, other organisations and providers, and the community

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Jordyn Cook, A/ED & Ambulatory Allied Health Service Manager, 0400 721 198, Jordyn.Cook@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 11th January 2026

Attachments:

• AHP2 OT - 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: 924945