Occupational Therapist – Casual
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with excellent interpersonal skills, a passion for delivering high quality patient care and a commitment to making a difference to the lives of others?
The Mount Private Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with experience in all clinical areas to join our dynamic team on a fixed term part time or casual basis. Clinical areas include rehabilitation, orthopaedics, oncology, general medicine, and cardio-thoracic surgery.
As a valued member of our Allied Health team you will:
Plan, assess, implement and evaluate clinical care in collaboration with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team to achieve identified goals and health outcomes.
Contribute to the co-ordination of clinical care whilst working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Allied Health staff, Discharge co-ordinator and Hospital Consultants.
Incorporate the provision of education and support to patients and their carers/family in the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation goals, discharge plans or end of life needs.
Surrounded by beautiful parklands and within walking distance to Perth City, Mount Private Hospital has established a reputation as the leading inner-city hospital, providing Acute Surgical, Medical, Rehabilitation, Coronary and Intensive Care Services.
Our STAR Values of Service Excellence, Teamwork & Integrity, Aspiration and Responsibility reflect our intention and desire to provide exceptional care to our patients, colleague's and visitors to Mount Hospital
Essential Criteria
Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and registration AHPRA
Demonstrated knowledge of relevant Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment intervention approaches and the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy.
Minimum of 18 months' previous experience in a hospital setting
Demonstrated effective time management skills.
Proven interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated ability to self-direct learning, including identifying gaps in your own knowledge and appropriate strategies to address gaps.
Desirable Criteria
Previous participation in quality improvement activities
Experience facilitating group therapy sessions for example Falls Prevention education.
Available for occasional weekend shifts
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.
Our people are at the heart of our organisation – no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.
As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people, giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.
We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.
While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives .
Applications close: 17 March 2026
To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button below to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees. All applications must address the Selection Criteria in their enclosed cover letter.
Please note: Submissions without a covering letter or applicants who do not have rights to work in Australia will not be considered.