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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Allied Health and Aboriginal Liaison, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3, $112,139.00 to $120,284.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time – Permanent Ongoing

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.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• 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

The AHP3 Occupational Therapist (Hand Therapy) provides advanced hand therapy services and clinical leadership within WCHN. The role involves supervising staff, supporting clinical education, and contributing to service improvement and protocol development, working alongside the existing Surgical Services AHP3 Hand Therapy / Burns senior. The incumbent also manages complex clinical cases and represents the Hand Therapy service in multidisciplinary teams. 

Key duties of the role

• Provide specialised paediatric hand therapy services and lead clinical quality, service improvement, and person- and family-centred care within the Hand Therapy service.
• Provide clinical leadership for Hand Therapy services, ensuring best practice, quality improvement, case prioritisation, and ongoing service development.
• Ensuring Occupational Therapy is adaptable to the introduction of knowledge and leads the hand therapy team in developing its inventory of skills in the clinical area of hand therapy
• Effective supervision and instruction of AHP2, AHP1 and Allied Health Assistant staff in relation to clinical research, skill development and quality improvements
• Developing and participating in clinical research and development activities with WCHN Hand Therapists.

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Australia Board of Australia
• Demonstrated advanced clinical experience in paediatric Hand Therapy, including assessment, treatment, splinting, and scar management
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting with children, adolescents, and families
• Demonstrated leadership, supervision, and service development experience within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Strong knowledge of paediatric upper limb development, clinical practice standards, and quality improvement principles

Enquiries can be directed to

Sue Van de Loo

Manager Occupational Therapy

81617360

susan.vandeloo@sa.gov.au

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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- Occupational Therapist Plastics - Role Description - 943762.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like 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.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 12 August 2026 11:55PM