About the role
Mater is seeking a Casual Occupational Therapist to join our team based in South Brisbane. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high‑quality care across both public and private health services, with exposure to a broad range of clinical specialties. These include rehabilitation, general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, neurosciences, and/or cancer care.
We are seeking availability across both weekdays and weekends.
Salary range: $42.09 - $61.86 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
As a member of the Occupational Therapy team, you will provide patient centred, evidence based clinical care in our acute and/or rehabilitation wards on a casual basis.
The key responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to):
- Independently undertake routine clinical practice within established clinical protocols to achieve patient focussed outcomes
- Apply increasing clinical judgement to more complex cases under clinical practice supervision
- Actively participate in professional and multidisciplinary teams, and liaise with patients, their families/carers and external agencies to facilitate patient centred care
About you
To be considered a successful candidate for this position you should have:
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Master of Occupational Therapy
- Eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Eligibility to receive a Medicare provider number
- Demonstrated knowledge, expertise and skill in delivering assessment and intervention in an a cute or rehabilitation setting within the area of occupational therapy.
- Demonstrated ability to apply occupational therapy principles to occupational therapy clinical services in an acute and/or rehabilitation environment.
- Demonstrated clinical practice and application of clinical judgement in the provision of high quality, evidence based, patient centred care
- Effective communication skills and demonstrated ablity to work co-operatively with profession and multi-disciplinary teams, patients and carers to achieve optimal outcomes
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit network of public and private hospitals and healthcare services, bringing together world-class expertise across healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research. With more than 14,000 employees, 13 facilities and almost 700,000 patients cared for each year, we're committed to empowering people to live better lives through improved health and wellbeing.
At Mater, our people are at the heart of everything we do. You'll join a values-driven organisation that combines compassionate care with innovation, education and research, creating meaningful career opportunities while making a genuine difference in the communities we serve.
What’s in it for you?
- Career growth opportunities across healthcare, corporate, research and leadership pathways
- Professional development and learning through Mater Education and internal development programs
- Generous salary packaging to help maximise your take-home pay
- Health and wellbeing support, including EAP, pastoral care and discounted private health insurance
- Fitness Passport access and a range of lifestyle, retail and travel discounts
- Discounted parking and reduced prices at Mater cafés and coffee outlets
- A supportive culture where your contributions are recognised and your development matters
Whether you're looking to grow your career, develop new skills or be part of something meaningful, Mater provides the opportunity to thrive while making a lasting impact.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MakeYourMaterMove
Applications close 6th October 2026. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!
Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.
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