Senior Occupational Therapist - ED / General Medicine
* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
* Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
* Temporary Full-Time, up to 30 July 2027
About the Role
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Emergency Department (ED) and General Medicine services. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, supportive and growing team dedicated to delivering exceptional care to our community.
In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of high-quality Occupational Therapy services across NALHN. Your expertise will contribute to safe, effective and patient-centred care, ensuring our services continue to meet the evolving needs of our acute hospital environment.
As the Senior Occupational Therapist, you will provide advanced clinical services and leadership, while also supporting other inpatient areas as required. Working closely with fellow Occupational Therapists and a wide range of multidisciplinary colleagues, you will optimise functional outcomes for patients and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing clinical team.
In addition to delivering complex clinical care, you will play a pivotal role in mentoring and supervising less experienced staff, fostering professional growth and ensuring high standards of practice across the service.
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 thrive in this role, you will bring a strong commitment to ongoing professional development, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrated leadership and supervisory capability. Your extensive clinical experience, ability to work autonomously, and proven success within interdisciplinary teams will enable you to deliver high-quality care in a fast-paced, acute healthcare environment.
Apply now and take the next step in your occupational therapy career, making a meaningful impact within a dedicated, progressive team.
About Us
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
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.
Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.
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.
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.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist in NALHN include:
* Professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, 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.
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 have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 932358
Role Description and Further Information
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
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