Senior Occupational Therapist - Northern Adelaide Geriatrics Service
Job no: 935985
Work type: Full time, Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health
* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – ACH Healthia - Elizabeth South
* Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
* Ongoing Part-Time – working 18.75 hours per week
* Temporary Part-Time - working 18.75 hours per week, up to 31 December 2026
About the Role
Join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service (NAGS) and play a pivotal role in improving health outcomes for older adults across our community. This is an opportunity to step into a senior, clinically influential position where your expertise will directly shape patient care and service quality.
This role provides a unique opportunity to work in the Northern Reablement and Intermediate Care to Return Home (NRICH) Service at ACH Group, HEALTHIA Residential Aged Care Facility. NRICH is a hospital substitution service with NALHN and ACH Group working in partnership to deliver care and reablement to older adults on the trajectory to returning home. ACH Care Staff provide specialist aged care support across 24 hours, 7 days per week. NALHN Geriatric Service clinicians provide medical oversight, planning and a reablement program to optimise functional independence in a home‐based setting to support safe discharge to home.
Working within NAGS, you will deliver specialised occupational therapy assessment and intervention for older adults with complex and often interrelated health needs. You will lead clinical decision‐making, guide best practice, and support safe, timely transitions from hospital to home or alternative care settings. Through close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, your contribution will ensure care is person‐centred, evidence‐based and outcome‐focused.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct comprehensive functional assessments for geriatric patients
* Develop and implement evidence‐based treatment plans
* Provide clinical supervision and education to team members
* Participate in discharge planning and community liaison activities
Employment Arrangements
* Full‐time until 31 December 2026, transitioning to ongoing part‐time
* Two part‐time positions: one ongoing part‐time role and one temporary part‐time role until 31 December 2026
Qualifications
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification that entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will be a highly experienced and motivated occupational therapist with a strong commitment to excellence in geriatric care. You bring advanced clinical knowledge, well‐developed problem‐solving skills and the confidence to lead and support others in a complex healthcare environment.
Your success in this role will be supported by exceptional verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated leadership and supervision capability, extensive experience in geriatric occupational therapy, and a proven ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams. A passion for ongoing professional growth and service improvement underpins everything you do.
Benefits
* 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 and collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations
* Salary packaging options to save money by paying for everyday expenses from your salary before tax
* Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas
* Professional development opportunities through the Allied Health Education unit, Professional Development Allowance, and reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses
* Opportunities to participate in research with the Allied Health Research Chair
* Regular clinical supervision, providing individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals
Commitment to 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.
Legal and Administrative
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Checks required: DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC); National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity and aged care sector screening – apply to any accredited body approved to offer a service directly to the public.
Immunisation risk for this position is Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances).
Contact Information
Contact: Megan Dundon, Senior Manager, Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service, Phone: (08) 7117 8341, Email:
Application Closing Date
22 May 2026 11.55PM
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