Team Leader Occupational Therapist

Description

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 11 months with possibility of extension and or permanency

Classification: Health Professional Level 4 (PN 63682)

Salary: $ 125,344 - $ 139,120 (Plus 12% Super)

Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT

Section: Acute Occupational Therapy

Closing Date: 05 November 2025

What can we offer you:

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.

Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

Flexible working conditions.

12% Superannuation.

Access to Employee Assistance Program.

Access to discounted gym membership.

Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a 11- months HP4 team leader within our Acute Occupational Therapy team. Within this role the successful applicant will provide, leadership, management support and skill building within our team. We are inviting suitably qualified Occupational Therapists with more than five years of experience as a HP3 to apply. Suitable applicants will have experience working with a broad range of acute hospital experience, and willingness to learn about areas that they may not be as experienced in to facilitate support and coverage to these areas.

Our Occupational Therapy Department provides Occupational Therapy services across the Canberra Hospital, including critical care units, medical and surgical wards, cancers services, outpatients and maternity and paediatrics. Staff will have the opportunity to help the team across these areas on a need's basis.We support qualified Occupational Therapists of all levels embarking on a career move into hospital Occupational Therapy by providing skill development support from our clinical education office, supervision and access to funded professional development opportunities.

As the Canberra Hospital continues to expand, so does our Occupational Therapy Department. This growth has opened up leadership and higher duties opportunities with mentoring support. This position will be required to participate in a rotational weekend roster at the Canberra Hospital including on-call responsibilities depending on operational requirements.

We highly encourage interested applicants to reach out to our contact officer for more information. Your queries are important to us, and we look forward to addressing them. Please address the selection criteria in your submission; otherwise, your application cannot be accepted. Please note responses and examples should demonstrate suitability to fulfil this position.

Applications may be considered from written application only.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response to theSelection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Melinda Symon at or at

Job: Allied Health

Salary Range: 125, ,120.00

Contact Name: Melinda Symon

Contact Email:

Closing Date: 05/Nov/2025, 6:59:00 AM