Careers search

Shape the Future of Virtual Rehabilitation in South Australia

Flinders Medical Centre's Virtual Rehab Ward is reshaping how rehabilitation care reaches patients across southern Adelaide. Deliver occupational therapy assessment and intervention to patients receiving care remotely, supporting their recovery and functional independence from home. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Manager - Virtual Rehabilitation Ward, this role is responsible for ensuring optimal care and outcomes by providing a comprehensive range of occupational therapy services to patients receiving supported early discharge and home rehabilitation within the SALHN metropolitan area.

Duties for the role will include:

• Conducting virtual and in-person occupational therapy assessments to establish rehabilitation goals aligned with patient function and lifestyle.
• Designing and progressing individualised treatment programs focused on activities of daily living, home safety, and community reintegration.
• Providing information to patients and/or relatives about level of functioning and ongoing management.
• Collaborating within a multidisciplinary virtual ward team to coordinate care transitions and discharge planning.
• Contributing to the ongoing development of virtual care models and quality improvement within the unit.

About you:

• A degree or other qualification which entitles registration as an occupational therapist with the Occupational Therapy Broad of Australia.
• Experience as a clinician in the assessment and provision of high quality rehabilitation to clients with a variety of complex neurological, medical or orthopaedic conditions.
• Ability to assume responsibility for the organisation and provision of clinical Occupational Therapy services to Ambulatory Rehabilitation as a member of an interdisciplinary team. This includes ability to undertake assessment and intervention with patients with a variety of disorders and disabilities, including management of complex cases.
• Ability to critically analyse or evaluate issues related to Occupational Therapy care in a manner which can be applied to quality activities, service evaluation, professional education or research with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• High levels of responsibility and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines, delegate appropriately. This includes the ability to supervise students, allied health assistants and junior staff.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Chris Leung, Manager - Virtual Rehabilitation Ward, 0421 991 913, Chris.Leung@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 25th October 2026

Attachments:

• Occupational Therapist VRW 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: 952891