Occupational Therapist, Grade 1

Job Requisition ID: 6170

Legal Entity: Monash Health

Location:
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168

Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term

Posting Date: 24 Oct 2025

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About the Role

We are excited to announce we are seeking applications for Graduate Occupational Therapist within the Allied Health Mental Health Graduate Program. We have multiple fixed term opportunities available, which will see you working across multiple of our Monash Health locations.

The Allied Health Mental Health Graduate Program commences February 2026 for 12-months, with 6 monthly rotations across a range of mental health areas including child, youth, adult and older adults in both community and inpatient settings. This will assist you in developing fundamental assessment, formulation and treatment skills.

A dedicated Occupational Therapy Clinical Educator and a learning package will assist the incumbent to develop both discipline specific and broader mental health knowledge and skills required for ongoing work in mental health care.

About You

You are someone who has a genuine interest in beginning and developing your Allied Health career in Mental Health Care. You will be an early career clinician in Occupational Therapy with less than 2 years professional experience and the following skills:

• An authentic desire to improve the lives of people with mental health conditions.
• Keen and curious learner, truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to all consumers, carers and families.
• A team player who seeks opportunities to collaborate and learn from consumers, carers and families, the lived experience and clinical workforce.
• Enthusiastic, compassionate and collaborative
• Dedicated to safe best practice and quality care
• Committed to delivering patient centred and family centred care

Requirements for this role include:

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapist or Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent
• Current general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) – Occupational Therapy, with no restrictions.
• Eligibility for membership of Occupational Therapy Australia

About Us

The Mental Health Program serves consumers, their carers and families across the south eastern metropolitan region with bed-based, community and rehabilitation programs. The service covers the age spectrum in its entirety, offering client centred programs for 0-25yo in Infant Child and Youth, and over 18 years for Adult and Older Adult Services. We also provide specialist services for eating disorders, treatment and support for expectant mothers and mothers with new born babies, a gender dysphoria clinic, dual disability services and neuro-developmental assessment team.

The Allied Health Mental Health Graduate Program is embedded in the Monash Health mental health workforce. It is designed to provide a supportive and comprehensive foundation experience in mental health, offering the right tools, experiences and environments that will enable Graduates to confidently and competently contribute to Monash Health's clinical work and thrive in their graduate year.

In Return

In joining our Allied Health Mental Health Graduate Program, you will have access to the following benefits to grow your skills and career:

• Be part of a unique graduate cohort of clinicians of a range of disciplines including exercise physiologists, speech pathologists, social workers, occupational therapists, dietitians, music therapists and art therapists.
• Protected learning time each week, comprising of a combination of self-directed learning and facilitated learning activities.
• Regular clinical educator contact to support your application of the learning into practice.
  
  Multiple supervision spaces, including fortnightly 1:1 clinical supervision and multi-disciplinary group and peer supervision.
• Mentoring/buddy support
• Professional Development led by multidisciplinary Monash Health Allied Health Mental Health Educators, with links to organisations and resources including MHPOD and other additional opportunities relevant to your interests and needs.
• Opportunity for discovery days at different programs to explore an area of interest for your career.

As a Monash Health employee, you will also have access to a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• Free vaccinations
• Private Health Insurance at discounted rates
• Access to health imaging services for you and your family

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Natalie Bakker on

Position Description can be found here.

Role Statement can be found here.

Please review our Information Night Flyer here, to register your attendance.

Click here to view our Allied Health Graduate Program Mental Health Information Booklet.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'. Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close: 16 November 2025