Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Medical Centre – Mental Health Services Salary $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2| 22.5 hours per wk.– Contract until January 2026 available Make a Lasting Impact: Occupational Therapist - Mental Health | SALHN Are you an Occupational Therapist passionate about mental health? Utilize your expertise to empower individuals on their recovery journey with SALHN's Noarlunga Community Psychosis team. Join our dedicated healthcare professionals in delivering exceptional care and support for this amazing opportunity. About the role: Reporting to the Team Manager ,some of your duties for the role will include: Providing consultation and occupational therapy knowledge to meet the mental health care needs of the consumers in the team Supporting consumers in structuring their day and in accessing appropriate educational, vocational and recreational services; in line with Occupational therapy models and frameworks Undertaking occupational therapy quality improvement activities as directed by management and the Principal Occupational Therapist Delivering non-discriminatory treatment and support that is sensitive to the social and cultural values of the consumer, the consumer’s family and carers and the community Offering specialist group, or individual Occupational Therapy interventions according to own evidenced based knowledge and individual skill, as determined by service/team requirements About you: Ability to undertake comprehensive assessment skills including, consumer needs analysis, assessment skills in mental state and risk assessment Ability to provide occupational therapy assessments, work within a rehabilitation framework and develop and implement occupational therapy interventions for consumers within the team and area Experience in a multidisciplinary team environment in mental health Experience in collaborative development, implementation and monitoring of planned interventions for consumers with complex living skill needs Knowledge of current psychiatric medications and management, including medication side effects and drugs of abuse Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Want To Know More? Contact: Leanne Rootsey, Team Manager, (08) 8384 9599, Leanne.Rootsey@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm 19 June 2025 Attachments: 906891 Occupational Therapist - 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: 906891