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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
• AHP3 | Full Time Contract | Temporary (contract up to 12 months from May 2026)
• Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a 
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist - Lead, Mentor, and Shape Rural Allied Health Services

Make a significant impact by delivering expert occupational therapy services across rural and remote communities while providing clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional supervision. This role offers the opportunity to influence service improvements, contribute to research, and develop your leadership skills within a supportive and collaborative health environment.

About the Role:

As a Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist, you will apply extensive clinical expertise to provide complex and consultancy occupational therapy services across the RMCLHN region. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you will uphold professional standards, lead service development initiatives, and ensure high-quality, evidence-informed care tailored to rural and remote community needs.

You will provide mentorship and profession-specific supervision to less experienced Occupational Therapists and support clinical education for staff and students. Additionally, you will contribute to the Occupational Therapy Network, engage in research and evaluation to inform practice improvements, and represent RMCLHN on relevant committees. The role also offers opportunities to lead projects, foster expertise within the service, and collaborate with key regional and state stakeholders

What We’re Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Occupational Therapy profession and be eligible for practicing membership of the relevant Professional Association.
• Apply specialist expertise in complex clinical or consultancy services across RMCLHN.
• Work independently with clinical competence, using reflective practice and advanced techniques.
• Use detailed knowledge of RMCLHN operations, service delivery, and workforce issues to manage complex responsibilities.
• Advise management on service development, practice improvements, and redesign based on client needs.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant Information

SA Health is 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, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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:

• 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

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: 929999

Enquiries

Jemma Westhoff
Senior Manager Occupational Therapy
Phone: 8535 6800
E-mail: jemma.westhoff@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday 26th March 2026 - 11:55 PM

Attachments

929999 AHP3 Role Description

JCS+Occupational+Therapist+final.pdf

About Berri Workforce Factsheet.pdf

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