Join our Inpatient Occupational Therapy Team

The Senior Inpatient Occupational Therapist at SALHN provides advanced clinical care, leadership, and coordination of Occupational Therapy services across acute inpatient settings. This role involves delivering patient-centred assessment, treatment, and discharge planning, while also supporting other OTs through clinical consultation, staff supervision, and best practice guidance. Additionally, the position contributes to service planning and development, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care and workforce capability within acute inpatient services.

About the role: 

Duties for the role will include:

• Deliver advanced assessment, treatment, and care planning for acute inpatients, addressing functional, cognitive, sensory, and perceptual needs to support optimal performance in personal and instrumental activities of daily living and facilitate safe, appropriate discharge planning.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert consultation in managing complex cases, contributing to service development, multidisciplinary care planning, and the delivery of evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions within acute inpatient settings.
• Participating in the development of guidelines and practices to improve patient care within the occupational therapy service.
• Attending meetings, assisting with audits, in-service education and quality improvement activities.

About you: 

• Obtained an degree or qualification which entitles registration as a Occupational Therapist under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Champion best practice and drives the advancement of OT within acute care settings.
• Provides strong clinical leadership and inspire a high-performing, motivated team.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, to foster effective collaboration across disciplines.
• Applies strong negotiation skills and confidently manages conflict when required.
• Promotes consumer-centred care through active involvement and engagement whilst maintaining high levels of discretion, professionalism and confidentiality in all interactions. 

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Please note that the attached role description is currently under review and may be adjusted prior to appointment. All applicants will be provided with the finalised role description.

Want To Know More? Contact: Nicole Jamieson nicole.jamieson@sa.gov.au, 0422 575 747

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 29th July 2025

Attachments:

• 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: 910360