Senior Occupational Therapist

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, up to 16 hours per week until 30/06/2028

Location: Bankstown Community Health Centre

Position Classification: Senior Occupational Therapist Level 3

Remuneration: $ $60.86 per hour

Requisition ID: REQ621816

Application Close Date: 30/11/2025

Interview Date Range: 03/12/ /12/2025

Contact Details: Bec Bedding |

About The Opportunity

Join a Groundbreaking first of its kind Equity Model of Care - Supporting Families through a Midwifery Group Practice and Child and Family Health model.

We're seeking passionate clinicians to join an innovative, equity-driven model of care designed to reach and support vulnerable families across the first 2000 days of life. This whole-of-family approach centres on continuity of care, connection, and proactive care in trusted, community-based settings.

In these roles, you will:

• Build trusted relationships through early, supported engagement and ongoing continuity of care.
• Partner with families alongside a known midwife and child and family health nurse, delivering coordinated, evidence-based care from pregnancy to early childhood.
• Empower families with seamless service navigation, while ensuring the right support is delivered at the right time.
• Use digital tools like Watch Me Grow – E to enhance communication, promote developmental milestones, and keep families engaged and informed.
• Early career midwifery and nursing staff encouraged as part of this innovative model.

Be part of a team reimagining maternal and early childhood care to reduce barriers, foster trust, and achieve better outcomes for women, children and families.

What You'll Be Doing

The senior occupational therapist provides clinical governance, leadership, and expertise within the Primary and Community Health paediatric occupational therapy services including the provision of safe, timely, compassionate, and high-quality person-centered care. This position will support the implementation of the Equity Model, and will provide assessment, early intervention, capacity building and direct care pathways for children in SWSLHD.

Trauma Informed Practice

Healthy Kids and Families Directorate staff work within a trauma informed framework with an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma on children, young people and their families.

The position will ensure that services are provided in a manner that is welcoming, safe and appropriate for all, including individuals, families and communities who have experienced trauma. By adopting a traumainformed and family sensitive approach, health services can play a key part in identifying and meeting the needs of children, young people, individuals, families and communities who are vulnerable.

Where You'll Be Working

SWSLHD Primary & Community Health provides a comprehensive range of community-based services designed to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across South Western Sydney.

These services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, acute and post-acute treatment, health maintenance, and continuing care. The team supports diverse populations, offering specialised programs for children, young people, older adults, and at-risk communities.

With over 800 dedicated staff, including Aboriginal Health Workers, nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, the service ensures high-quality care close to where people live.

The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Primary & Community Health an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy or other qualifications deemed appropriate by the employer, with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA, and demonstrated advanced clinical skills with significant experience in theprovision of occupational therapy services within paediatric populations.
• Demonstrated experience in the identification of evidence based practice and/or development of treatment protocols
• Demonstrated experience participating in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating the quality improvement process
• Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills.
• Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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Additional Information

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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