Employment Type: Permanent Part Time 8 hours per fortnight - Sunday Only
Location: Fairfield Hospital
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Lvl 1/2
Remuneration: $ $43.27 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ609568
Application Close Date: 12/10/2025
Interview Date Range: 15/10/ /10/2025
Contact Details: Megan Holt | |
Please note: This role requires one 8-hour shift every second Sunday (fortnightly)
Why This Role Could Be Perfect for You
- Just One Sunday Every Two Weeks If you're looking for something low-commitment but consistent, this is ideal. One 8-hour shift every second Sunday—simple, predictable, and easy to plan around.
- Fits Around Your Life Whether you're studying, working another job, or just want your weekdays free, this role gives you flexibility without the stress.
- Earn Extra Without Burning Out A excellent way to boost your income without sacrificing your time, energy, or other priorities.
About the Opportunity
This role is a permanent part time role working every second Sunday at Fairfield Hospital. Work in an acute hospital providing priority cover across a range of wards including ED, MAU, neurology and elective orthopaedics. Work as part of an excellent Allied Health team who support access and flow on weekends.
What you'll be doing
Provide a high quality occupational therapy service to clients and their families/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes for the clients of the service. This encompasses ensuring effective and efficient entry, assessment, treatment planning, treatment implementation, evaluation and separation of patients/clients in a multi-disciplinary setting. The Occupational Therapist is also responsible for undertaking designated administrative tasks necessary to support service delivery.
Where You'll Be Working
Fairfield Hospital, located in one of NSW's largest LGAs, is a hub of diverse cultures, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This diversity offers hospital employees a rich array of experiences and varied learning and development opportunities across medical, clinical, administrative, and support roles.
The hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community, fostering a strong learning environment and exposure to a variety of disciplines and specialties. The supportive and encouraging team at Fairfield Hospital, led by senior members dedicated to enriching the staff experience, ensures a positive work atmosphere. Conveniently located near public transport, schools, and a major shopping centre, the hospital also features an onsite cafeteria.
The upcoming $550 million redevelopment will further enhance Fairfield Hospital, delivering modern, purpose-built health facilities to meet the community's needs for generations to come. This redevelopment will create local employment opportunities and establish a new health neighbourhood, making it an exciting time to join the team at Fairfield Hospital.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy or other qualification deemed appropriate by the employer, with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in a range of programs
- Demonstrated clinical experience in a range of inpatient occupational therapy assessments and basic equipment prescription
- Must possess a valid Australian Drivers Licence (excluding learner driver's licences). If not already in possession, a NSW Drivers Licence must be obtained within 3 months of appointment.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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