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Join our Jamie Larcombe Centre as an Occupational Therapist

Join the Jamie Larcombe Centre multi-disciplinary team and make a meaningful difference in mental health care. As an Occupational Therapist, you will deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions that support consumers to build independence, resilience, and wellbeing.

Experience working with veterans is not required. You will be supported by a welcoming and experienced team and work within a well-resourced service, including access to a Virtual Reality and sensory modulation room and a therapy garden, to help you adapt to the unique service setting.

This is an initial 4-month contract working across ambulatory care (co-located at the JLC) and inpatient environments, with potential for extension within this service or elsewhere. This role is ideal for an Occupational Therapist seeking variety, professional growth, and meaningful impact.

About the role: 

Duties for the role will include:

• Provide high-quality occupational therapy care to consumers with complex mental health needs through assessment, care coordination, and evidence-based individual and group interventions.
• Deliver rehabilitation and skills-based programs that support independence, recovery, and community participation.
• Collaborate to ensure continuity of care, working closely with consumers, families, carers, multidisciplinary teams, and external services.
• Contribute to team effectiveness and service quality through professional practice, supervision, continuous improvement, and adherence to safety and clinical standards.

About you:

You are a motivated and skilled Occupational Therapist who thrives in mental health settings and is passionate about making a difference for people with complex needs. You will bring:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
• Strong mental health and OT assessment skills, including comprehensive needs analysis, risk awareness, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual and group).
• Proven ability to engage consumers with high and complex mental health needs, building effective therapeutic relationships with consumers and carers.
• Excellent collaboration skills, working cohesively within a multidisciplinary team and with key stakeholders, community services, and partner agencies.
• High-quality communication and documentation skills, including clear clinical reasoning and professional Occupational Therapy report writing.
• A strong commitment to safety, quality, and professional standards, including person- and family-centred care, risk management, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Lorraine Ng A/Principal Occupational Therapist - 0478 277 020, lorraine.ng@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 1st February 2026

Attachments:

• 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: 928276