At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to deliver top-notch occupational therapy in a dynamic hospital setting.
- Company: Be part of Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, a leading healthcare provider.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive team that values diversity and fosters professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while growing your career in healthcare.
- Qualifications: Must have a degree in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration.
The predicted salary is between 112139 - 120284 $ per year.
Modbury Hospital is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join its General Medicine team on a full-time contract through to 7 April 2028. If you are an experienced OT ready to apply your clinical expertise within a collaborative acute care environment, this is a role where your contribution will be felt by patients and the broader Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) community every day.
What You'll Be Doing
- Delivering high-quality occupational therapy assessment and intervention to a diverse adult patient cohort.
- Conducting comprehensive functional, cognitive, and discharge-readiness assessments for General Medicine inpatients.
- Developing and implementing evidence-based, patient-centred intervention plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Providing clinical supervision and support to junior OT staff and students on placement.
- Contributing to service improvement initiatives, quality activities, and departmental projects within NALHN's Allied Health framework.
What You'll Bring
- Degree qualification in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration.
- Demonstrated experience in acute or sub-acute hospital settings, with strong General Medicine or inpatient assessment skills.
- Proven ability to manage a complex caseload independently and prioritise effectively under pressure.
- Experience providing clinical supervision or mentoring to less experienced clinicians.
- Sound understanding of discharge planning processes and community referral pathways within the South Australian health system.
- Commitment to working within SA Health's safety and quality standards.
About You
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
- 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.
- Professional development opportunities, including high-quality, targeted in-house training.
- Opportunities to participate in 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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
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