- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
- Choose From Multiple Locations – Gawler, Mount Barker and Victor Harbor
- Salary: AHP3 - $112,139 - $120,284 p.a (adjusted to actual hours worked)
- Multiple Full-time and Part-time Positions Available
- Temporary - up to 1 October 2027 / 17 September 2027 / 13 November 2026
We have a number of exciting opportunities for experienced clinicians to step into a senior Occupational Therapy role where your expertise genuinely shapes how care is delivered across the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN).
Senior Occupational Therapists – Gawler or Victor Harbor Locations: These leadership roles offer a unique opportunity to step into a high-impact position shaping and delivering complex clinical and consultancy services across the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network. Working with a high degree of professional autonomy, you will apply advanced clinical expertise and strategic insight to support service delivery, guide practice development, and contribute to system-wide improvements. You will play a key role in advising leadership on service redesign, establishing clinical protocols, and ensuring services are responsive to community needs, with a strong focus on culturally safe, person-centred care.
The Victor Harbor position will work across Inpatients and Outpatients as well as within the CHSP Team, and is being offered on a part-time, temporary basis of 30 hours per week, until 1st October 2027. The Gawler position is being offered on a part-time, temporary basis of 30 hours per week, until 17th September 2027.
Senior Occupational Therapist Geriatric Outreach - Various Locations: This position provides an excellent opportunity to work within the Geriatric Outreach Service and gain experience supporting older people with complex needs associated with cognitive decline and/or dementia as they transition between hospital and residential aged care. It is a supported step into leadership, offering exposure to clinical leadership, service coordination, multidisciplinary collaboration, system navigation, and quality improvement activities. Mentoring and support will be available throughout the role, making it an ideal opportunity for clinicians interested in developing their leadership capabilities and their skills and knowledge on dementia-informed care and non-pharmacological interventions.
This role services locations region wide including Gawler, Mount Barker and Victor Harbor and is being offered on a full-time, temporary basis until 13th November 2026.
The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (current positions available in Mount Barker, Gawler and Victor Harbor). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.
- Are you confident applying advanced clinical expertise to complex cases while working with a high level of independence?
- Can you lead and influence service improvement, shaping how Occupational Therapy is delivered across a network?
- Do you actively support and develop others through mentoring, supervision and education?
- Are you driven to identify opportunities for innovation, using research and evaluation to improve patient outcomes?
- Can you build strong relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver responsive, patient-centred care?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…
- Lead the delivery of complex Occupational Therapy services across Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, providing expert clinical care and consultancy.
- Shape and improve services by contributing to clinical protocols, service design and strategic planning.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to Occupational Therapists and support workforce development.
- Coordinate student placements, contribute to education, and support research and quality improvement initiatives.
- Partner with stakeholders to strengthen service integration, enhance patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK
From heritage streets to riverside walks, boutique shopping and relaxed café moments, Gawler invites you to slow down and enjoy the small things in life. Just 43 km north of Adelaide and on the edge of the renowned Barossa Valley, Gawler blends historic charm with vibrant local culture. Planned in 1839 by William Light, the town is rich in character, with grand stone buildings, historic pubs and beautifully preserved streets. Visit Gawler here.
Mount Barker, located 30 minutes from Adelaide is a well serviced township in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Offering great work-life balance in a vibrant and scenic environment, it's a perfect blend of natural beauty, local heritage, gourmet food and community feel. Key highlights include hiking the panoramic Mount Barker Summit, exploring the picturesque Laratinga Wetlands and visiting local wineries and farmers' markets. Visit Mt Baker here.
Victor Harbor offers a coastal lifestyle like no other, combining ocean views, outdoor living, and a welcoming community. With a strong local services hub and a relaxed pace of life, it’s an ideal location for those seeking meaningful work alongside a change of scenery. For more information Discover Victor Harbor .
WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?
At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:
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Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?
Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.
Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 944113 for Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist - Gawler, or 944080 for Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist - CHSP - Victor Harbor, or 937545 - Senior Occupational Therapist - Geriatric Outreach - Mt Barker) or reach out to Jane Jolly - Allied Health Team Leader North on phone: 0475 836 082 or email: jane.jolly@sa.gov.au.
DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on Wednesday 12th August, 2026 at 11.55 PM. Please specify which location you are applying for on the application form.
