Senior Occupational Therapist, Adelaide

Senior Occupational Therapist to Northern Community Mental Health SA Health to Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Salisbury, Adelaide SA Physiotherapy, OT and Rehabilitation (Healthcare and Medical) Full time Add expected salary to your profile for insights Northern Adelaide Local Health Network to Northern Community Mental Health to Salisbury Salary: 108,347 to 116,216 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits to AHP3 Ongoing Full-Time About the Role: This is an exciting opportunity to step into a leadership position within a highly supportive environment as a Senior Occupational Therapist with the Northern Community Mental Health Service. We value person-centred and recovery-oriented practice, collaboration across disciplines and respect for lived experience. Our team is committed to providing a supportive environment where clinicians can develop their skills, contribute ideas, and be part of improving mental health care within the community. In this role, you will work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist occupational therapy services to adults living with complex mental health conditions. Your work will support consumer recovery, enhance functional capacity and promote meaningful participation in community life. Key Responsibilities: opportunity to play a central role in the implementation of an Individual Placement and Support program, which is an evidence-based approach to secure competitive employment for consumers experiencing mental illness oversight and clinical management of the Occupational Therapy Clinic, including supporting the Occupational Therapy Team with peer reviewing assessments and reports conduct comprehensive occupational therapy assessments and develop tailored treatment plans in community settings, including NDIS supports provide clinical supervision, guidance and mentorship to junior staff and students work collaboratively with consumers, families, carers and community partners to ensure holistic, person-centred care contribute to service development, innovation and quality improvement initiatives contribute to a positive multidisciplinary team culture and advocacy for the role of Occupational Therapy within the team 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: We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist to work in public mental health. This role provides a rewarding opportunity to support people experiencing mental health challenges to engage in meaningful activities, to build routines, and work towards recovery. As part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will use your occupational therapy skills to promote participation, independence, and well-being in the community. Join us and take the next step in your career with a team dedicated to delivering exceptional mental health care and strengthening community wellbeing. 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, 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. At NALHN, Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes, and Everyone Grows. 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 that there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Incremental wage increases in-line with the 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, 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: Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualized support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals Professional development opportunities. Opportunities for high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via a 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 can work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research 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. 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.