Senior Occupational Therapist

Description:

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals - Elizabeth Vale and Modbury
• Salary: $104,180 - $111,746 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP3
• Temporary Full-Time, up to 1 May 2026

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Senior Occupational Therapist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

In this pivotal role, you will have the opportunity to provide high quality care for inpatients and outpatients of NALHN, to optimise health outcomes. As a key member of our dynamic team, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals, leveraging your expertise to develop and implement personalised treatment plans.

Your responsibilities will include conducting comprehensive assessments, designing and implementing innovative interventions and providing expert guidance to patients and their families. On the acute wards at Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals, you will support the OT Department by providing patient care, supervise and support lesser experienced OTs, assist with workload management and allocation of referrals, and contribute to quality improvement activities in the team. You will manage a varied and complex clinical caseload, across specialities of general medicine, neurology, orthopaedics, emergency and general surgery, honing your skills in working with patients with a variety of conditions, like stroke, bariatric, frailty, joint replacements, and cognitive decline. You will demonstrate confidence and competence in conducting comprehensive functional and cognitive assessments to determine needs of the patient using a combination of assessments and clinical observations; and develop therapy plans, interventions and discharge plans to help patients achieve their goals.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate, enthusiastic and experienced Senior Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

Your exceptional communication skills, empathy and problem-solving abilities will be instrumental in navigating complex situations and advocating for your patients.

Apply now and embark on a rewarding journey that will challenge you professionally while enriching the lives of those we serve.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition this, other benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist in NALHN include:

• Professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations;
• Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research; and
• Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 899956

Enquiries:

Allied Health Facilitator

Phone: (08) 8182 9354

E-mail: Health.AlliedHealthFacilitator@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

16 May 2025 - 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

899956 - AHP3 Senior Occupational Therapist - General Med - Role Description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

Flexibility Statement
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.