South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Reference number
REQ639411
Occupation
Occupational Therapy
Work type
Part-Time
Location
Sydney - South
Salary
$116,892 - $120,680
Closing date
09 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time Until 9/8/2026
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $ $60.86 Per Hour Plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 8
Requisition ID: REQ639411
Location: Menai Community Health Centre, Menai
Applications Close Date: Monday 9th February, 2026
To be considered for this position you must be an employee of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and its Affiliated Health Organisations
What You'll Be Doing:
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is 'exceptional care, healthier lives'. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
Plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Occupational Therapy in order to provide high quality paediatric occupational therapy care to children and their families of the Building Strong Foundations (BSF) Aboriginal Child & Family Health service consistent with NSW Health, SESLHD policies, procedures and standards. This role includes responsibilities for supervision, quality improvement initiatives, education delivery to other health care professionals and the teaching of students on clinical placement.
Benefits:
* Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
* Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
* Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria:
* Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and AHPRA and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning.
* Extensive post graduate clinical experience in the field of Occupational Therapy with diverse populations, and preferably with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families and carers.
* Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
* Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education and support to others in providing service excellence.
* Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
* Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
* Demonstrated active participation in developing, implementing, and reporting on services.
* Current drivers licence and willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position.
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We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments:
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment- and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information For Applicants:
* An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
* Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
* Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
* Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
* We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website