Occupational Therapist Grade 3

Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

Permanent Part Time | 0.5 EFT (38 hrs/fortnight)

Commencing January 2026 | Across Horsham, Dimboola, Edenhope & Stawell

About the Role

This senior role offers the opportunity to lead and innovate aged care occupational therapy services during a period of transformative change. You will shape a restorative, person-centred model of care that empowers residents to live meaningful lives, while mentoring junior staff and driving quality improvement across multiple residential sites.

In this role you will:

• Deliver advanced assessment, intervention and consultative services
• Lead and coordinate therapy programs across multiple aged care facilities
• Supervise, mentor and support Grade 1 and 2 OTs and students
• Manage a complex clinical caseload with a restorative, wellness focus
• Drive service improvement, research and quality projects
• Support OT Managers with leadership and team operations

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level clinical care and evidence-based interventions
• Oversee caseload allocation and support team service delivery
• Lead and participate in service development and quality projects
• Mentor, supervise and support junior clinicians and students
• Act as delegate for the OT Manager when required
• Foster strong communication and collaboration across disciplines

Skills & Experience

• Registration as an Occupational Therapist with AHPRA
• Minimum 7 years' post-graduate OT experience, ideally in aged care
• Strong leadership, mentoring and supervision capabilities
• Advanced clinical skills in restorative and wellness-focused practice
• Proven ability to engage in quality improvement or research

To see a full copy of the Position Description, please click here

Interested?

Click APPLY now, or for a confidential discussion contact:

Kristen Coats - Deputy Manager Occupational Therapy West

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We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close once the position is filled.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the Employee Login on the Careers Page before applying.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Horsham Region

Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region. With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play. Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services.

With natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there is plenty to see and explore.

If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, Horsham is the place for you. To learn more about Horsham please click - Visit Horsham

Diversity and InclusionAll appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.