* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
* Salary: $91,785 - $106,330 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
* Ongoing Full-Time
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking a dedicated and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, growing and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high quality care and make a meaningful impact within our community.
About the Role
As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment and treatment services to both inpatients and outpatients across NALHN, with the goal of optimising health outcomes. You will rotate through a variety of clinical areas, allowing you to broaden your experience and develop your professional capability.
Responsibilities
* apply your clinical expertise to plan, deliver and evaluate comprehensive, client‐centred occupational therapy services
* work with increasing autonomy while receiving limited direct clinical supervision
* provide guidance and support to junior therapists, allied health assistants and students
* collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary Allied Health team
* liaise with medical and nursing staff, as well as external community agencies, to ensure coordinated and effective care
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
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate competence across a broad range of clinical presentations, a strong commitment to ongoing professional development, excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, and experience working effectively both independently and within interdisciplinary teams.
If you're ready to take the next step in your occupational therapy career and contribute to meaningful, patient‐centred healthcare, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits of working at NALHN
* professional development opportunities. We have a well‐established Allied Health Education unit which offers high‐quality, targeted in‐house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses 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; regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals
* Incremental wage increases in line with Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025
* 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
Equality, diversity and inclusion
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Checks
* DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
* National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person‐related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position
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.
Job Ref: 928371
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