Occupational Therapist

Job no: 955455
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Public Health
  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre and Noarlunga Hospital – Occupational Therapy 
  • Salary $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Full-time ongoing position | Rotational

Grow Your Career in Occupational Therapy!

Join SALHN’s Acute Occupational Therapy team, providing assessment and treatment to adult inpatients and outpatients to support recovery, independence and positive health outcomes.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Occupational Therapy Manager, you will deliver comprehensive occupational therapy services across a range of clinical services, working collaboratively to support patient recovery and independence.

Duties for the role will include:

  • Using increasing professional knowledge and skills to provide assessments, interpret findings and plan and implement interventions plans in conjunction with the patient, carers, and other health professionals
  • Managing with reduced supervision, non-routine clinical situations when more complex problem solving, professional decision making, and practice skills are required
  • Working collaboratively with members of other disciplines within SALHN
  • Ensuring documentation is consistent with service policy and practice
  • Maintaining and developing clinical and professional knowledge and skills

About you:

  • Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Demonstrated competency in the clinical management of a broad range of conditions.
  • Demonstrated competency in Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment techniques.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written
  • Demonstrated ability to undertake the physical demands of the job

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Nicole Jamieson, Occupational Therapy Manager, 8204 4781, Nicole.Jamieson@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 11th of November 2026

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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: 955455

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business