Occupational Therapist – Grade 2
Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion for mental health and a commitment to delivering evidence-based, high-quality care?
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Living Well Program – The Melbourne Clinic
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Part-time 0.8EFT
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12-month Parental leave contract
About the role:
An exciting opportunity exists to join the occupational therapy team at The Melbourne Clinic. We are currently seeking a suitably qualified Grade 2 Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team on a fixed-term contract to provide evidence-based intervention to individuals with a range of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, eating disorders, OCD and neurodevelopmental conditions. The position involves working within the Living Well inpatient program, providing a high standard of evidenced-based intervention to adults in both group and individual therapy contexts.
The role is well supported by the Occupational Therapy team and broader multi-disciplinary team and will receive both individual and group supervision as well as the opportunity to attend weekly Professorial Unit Academic Forum presentations. There is also generous allowance towards Professional Development opportunities.
This is a fixed-term, part-time role (0.8 EFT)
About us:
The Melbourne Clinic, situated in Richmond, Victoria, is Australia’s largest private mental health service, providing a variety of recovery-focused inpatient and outpatient programs that are tailored to meet the needs of people with a range of mental health conditions. The Melbourne Clinic offers inpatient, outpatient (Day Program) and outreach services. This includes specialist programs in eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, complex trauma, emotional management, dual diagnosis, Autism, ADHD, aged psychiatry and addictive behaviours. A wide range of evidence-based treatment therapies are also provided, including CBT, DBT, ACT, Mindfulness and EMDR.
Key Responsibilities:
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Developing and facilitating evidence-based groups for adults experiencing a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses (such as psycho-education, skills development, activity-based groups)
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Completing high-quality assessment and short-term evidence-based occupational therapy intervention to individuals
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Completing Sensory Profile assessments and sensory interventions
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Supervision of occupational therapy students
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Working collaboratively within the Allied Health multidisciplinary team including Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Art Therapy, Music Therapy and Dietetics.
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Contributing to Occupational Therapy team meetings and multidisciplinary team meetings
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Participating in quality improvement projects and the ongoing development of programs
Essential Criteria:
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Appropriate recognized qualifications in Occupational Therapy
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Current registration with AHPRA
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Demonstrated comittment to client-centred care and evidence based practice
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Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
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Exceptional organization, time management and communication skills
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Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice
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Current Working with Children Check
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Highly developed communication skills and interpersonal skills
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Commitment to interdisciplinary teamwork
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Availability to work Thursdays is desirable.
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
You'll also benefit from:
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Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
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Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
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Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications close: Sunday 16th August 2026
To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to Chief of Occupational Therapy, Dominique Misso: (03) 9487 4428 [email protected]
Please include a cover letter and a CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.
More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.
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