Occupational Therapist

Job no: 917343

Work type: Full time

Location: Murray and Mallee

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge
• AHP1 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $71,217 - $86,938 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as an Occupational Therapist – Support Your Community with Quality Care

Make a difference in your community by delivering holistic, person-centred occupational therapy services that support individuals across all stages of life.

About the Role:

Under the supervision of an experienced Occupational Therapist, you will contribute to a comprehensive and integrated range of health services tailored to the needs of the local community. Working as part of a multi-professional team, you will provide care through preventative, early intervention, treatment, therapy, and evaluation approaches.

Your caseload may include a variety of sectors such as paediatrics, acute care, residential care, aged care, and community consumers. This role offers the opportunity to broaden your clinical skills while making a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of those you support.

What We're Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Occupational Therapy profession and be eligible for practicing membership of the relevant Professional Association. For those professions requiring Registration, all requirements to obtain and maintain current registration must be fulfilled. For self-regulated professions it is desirable to participate in the professional association accredited continuing professional development program.
• Deliver a broad range of established clinical services using standard methods.
• Apply professional judgment with support from a Clinical Senior.
• Provide direct clinical care, group sessions, and health promotion activities.
• Manage and prioritise your own workload.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

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: 917343

Enquiries

Carly Baker

Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist

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E-mail:

Application Closing Date

Thursday 30th October PM

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Advertised: 16 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 30 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time