Job no: 922625
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Adult Acute Mental Health Service – Modbury
- Salary: $91,785 - $102,103 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
- Temporary Full-Time, up to 15 December 2026
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist to join our team within the Adult Acute Inpatient Mental Health Service.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a crucial role in supporting individuals with mental health challenges, helping them to regain independence, improve their quality of life and achieve their personal goals. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, providing evidence-based assessments, interventions and promoting recovery-oriented practices. There will be scope to explore and master discipline-specific assessments including NDIS assessments, interventions such as sensory approaches and how to coordinate and facilitate a group program.
You will be joining a friendly multidisciplinary team and have an opportunity to learn from other disciplines. Regular structured discipline specific supervision will be provided and there will be opportunity to participate in regular in-services, including discipline specific professional development.
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 and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for an prospect to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community?
Already working in mental or interested in developing your skills in this area? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture where you will be making a significant contribution towards individuals care.
Exceptional communication skills, a passion for mental health and a commitment to delivering high-quality care are essential. There will be opportunities for career progression and further opportunities to work within other mental health settings.
Join our team and be part of a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians.
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.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
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.
You will have access to professional development opportunities during work hours, plus ability to apply for financial reimbursement of professional development activity.
Incremental wage increases in-line with the incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
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.
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.
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: 922625
Enquiries:
Suzzanne Porcaro
Principal Occupational Therapist
Phone: 0410 049 288
E-mail: suzzanne.porcaro@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
12 December 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
For more information about Mental Health Allied Health at NALHN visit our Mental Health Allied Health page.
- Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
Advertised: 28 Nov 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time