Occupational Therapist, Level 3 – Kiloh in Randwick

Occupational Therapist Level 3, Kiloh - Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (through to March 2027)

Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3

Remuneration: $61.31 - $63.30 per hour, plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 24

Location: Randwick, Sydney

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Join the dedicated acute inpatient team at The Kiloh Centre and use your advanced Occupational Therapy skills to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people experiencing acute mental health challenges. As an Occupational Therapist Level 3, you will provide high-quality specialist assessment, intervention and recovery-focused care within a contemporary inpatient mental health setting.

Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in promoting consumer recovery, enhancing functional outcomes, and delivering evidence-based occupational therapy services that support individuals to regain independence and participate in meaningful life roles.

This senior clinical position also offers the opportunity to provide professional leadership, supervise and support junior staff and students, contribute to service development initiatives, and help shape best practice across the service. Your expertise will be highly valued as you collaborate with colleagues to continuously improve consumer experiences and clinical outcomes.

This temporary part-time opportunity offers flexibility and work-life balance while allowing you to remain connected to an experienced and collaborative team. You'll benefit from regular supervision, ongoing professional development opportunities, and the support of a service committed to staff wellbeing, learning and career progression.

At South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), you'll join an organisation that values innovation, professional growth and person-centred care. If you are a passionate senior Occupational Therapist looking to further develop your leadership capabilities while making a lasting impact in mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

Bring your clinical expertise, leadership skills and commitment to recovery-oriented practice and help empower consumers to achieve their recovery goals. This part-time opportunity is designed to support a strong work-life balance, with flexible working arrangements, reduced hours, and the ability to structure your week around personal commitments.

Part-time candidates will benefit from a manageable caseload, supportive supervision, and a collaborative multidisciplinary environment that prioritises both clinician wellbeing and high-quality care. Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities are also available to support your long-term goals in mental health practice.

Where you'll be working: Kiloh Centre Inpatient mental health centre which consists of 46 acute and sub-acute beds, located on the Prince of Wales Hospital campus, Randwick.

Additional Benefits:

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options- Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Selection Criteria:

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and must hold registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning.
• Extensive post graduate clinical experience in Mental Health Occupational Therapy.
• Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
• Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence or willingness to travel.

For more information we encourage you to contact David Sait.

Our values and commitment to diversity: Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace. We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Reasonable Adjustments: NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply.

Information for applicants: An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.