Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospital - Allied Health
Job title Manager Occupational Therapy Designation Senior Professional 1
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 03/08/2028
Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Darwin, Palmerston
Position number 792 RTF 355097 Closing 13/09/2026
Contact Amanda O’Keefe, Director Allied Health on 047 6076 888 or [email protected]
Gavin Hoult, Manager Occupational Therapy on 08 89228136 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=355097
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
Manage, lead and develop the Occupational Therapy Department at RDPH to ensure high quality, efficient, culturally appropriate and
effective Occupational Therapy inpatient and outpatient services, and to provide leadership and support to Occupational Therapists
employed within the Top End Region.
Context statement
The Top End Allied Health region provides integrated allied health services in a variety of settings including acute, sub-acute care, primary
health care, aged care and mental health. Currently seeking applicants for an Occupational Therapy Manager in Acute Services. This position
will require the applicant to work within an extended hours service model, which may include weekends.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Lead and manage a team of professionals with responsibility for staff recruitment and retention, induction, professional development,
performance management, continuous quality improvement, and operational planning.
2. Promote best practice through Continuous Quality Improvement activities, including effective service monitoring, auditing, review
and reporting activities, and the development of Occupational Therapy resources, including practice policies and clinical guidelines.
3. Ensure a coordinated approach to achieving departmental, hospital and organisational objectives, including the development of a
business plan, effective budget and cost centre management, and procurement of necessary equipment and resources.
4. Ensure the development and delivery of culturally appropriate strategies, resources and services for people from a diverse range of
cultures.
5. Prepare reports, guidelines and correspondence pertaining to the performance, service delivery and management of the Department.
6. Maintain effective and active collaborative partnerships with government agencies and other key stakeholders at local, Territory and
National levels.
7. Follow defined service quality standards, and work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken
in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Degree in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, and an NT drivers’
licence.
2. Significant postgraduate experience in the field of Occupational Therapy and hospital safety and quality, especially in the acute clinical
setting.
3. Proven management, service planning and leadership skills, with the ability to facilitate team functioning to achieve outcomes, in a
demanding work environment within a climate of organisational change.
4. Demonstrated highly developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with influence, and
supervise and manage workplace relations.
5. Demonstrated ability to provide an innovative, strategic and flexible approach to service development and delivery through facilitation
and implementation of continuous quality improvement, projects and adherence to legislative standards.
6. Demonstrated experience in working with people of diverse cultures, particularly with Indigenous Australians, with demonstrated
achievements in improving health outcomes.
Desirable
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field such as a clinical specialty or management or a demonstrated willingness to engage in
study towards a relevant qualification
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
