Senior Occupational Therapist

Overview

Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute/SWIFT
SA Health

Job reference: 915434
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH VALE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin & Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale & Modbury

Salary: $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
Contract: Temporary Full-Time, up to 30 September 2026

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

About the Role

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

The Supportive Weekend Interprofessional Flow Team (SWIFT) are integral in assisting NALHN to achieve maximum patient discharges, particularly over the weekend periods. SWIFT is a multi-disciplinary team who identify patients who are ready for, or nearing discharge, to ensure all requirements for discharge are completed, with the goal of eliminating or reducing preventable delays to discharge across 7 days.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you/'ll provide specialist occupational therapy services to patients requiring rapid assessment and intervention. This position combines the fast-paced environment of acute care with the satisfaction of helping patients achieve optimal functional outcomes.

Responsibilities

- conduct comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for acute patients

- develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans

- collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care

- provide clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

- contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service development

Qualifications and Eligibility

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

Your strong clinical reasoning, communication and leadership skills will be essential for success in this position.

About Us

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (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 and Additional Information

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

- “My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

- “I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

- “I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Our Sites: Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services; Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Benefits of working at NALHN include salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, opportunities for movement and career progression, and a range of professional development options. Salary packaging helps save money by paying for some expenses from pre-tax income. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture where employees feel they belong and are valued. Additional benefits include:

- professional development opportunities through in-house and external programs

- opportunities to participate in research via an Allied Health Research Chair

- regular clinical supervision to support your development

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)

- National Police Check for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening

Immunisation Risk for this position – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 915434

Enquiries

Allied Health Facilitator

Phone: (08) 8182 9379

E-mail: Health.AlliedHealthFacilitator@sa.gov.au

Application Details

Application Closing Date: 3 October 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information: 915434 - Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute_SWIFT - AHP3 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

Flexibility Statement
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.

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