Job no: 945993
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Public Health
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Centre – Morier Inpatient Unit
Salary $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Full Time – Contract Until March 2027
Join our Mental Health Team
Join a multidisciplinary team delivering inpatient care to people in a mental health setting — contributing your clinical expertise where it genuinely matters for the communities of Adelaide's south.
About the role:
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, this role is integral to the coordination and provision of an Occupational Therapy service facilitating recovery–oriented rehabilitation which facilitates improved mental health outcomes for consumers during acute admission to the Morier Ward.
Duties for the role will include:
Apply professional judgement when undertaking assessments and planning outcome-focussed interventions with each consumer within a case load to facilitate goal attainment, independence and discharge planning.
Providing consultation and occupational therapy knowledge to meet the mental health care needs of the consumers in the team.
Offering specialist group, or individual interventions according to own knowledge base and individual skill, as determined by service/team requirements.
Managing own continuous professional development activities; supporting the development of others and contributing to learning in the work area.
Linking and co-ordinating an appropriate range of resources and specialist and general services within and across Sectors.
Delivering non-discriminatory treatment and support that is sensitive to the social and cultural values of the consumer, the consumer’s family and carers and the community
About you:
Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
Experience in the co-ordination, development, implementation and evaluation of occupational therapy services for consumers who experience high and complex needs.
Experience working with consumers who have a serious illness and/or disability and complex needs.
Experience working with carers and service providers.
Experience in the provision of a broad range of mental health occupational therapy assessments and interventions, including functional and sensory modulation.
Experience in staff and student supervision.
Ability to work collaboratively and cohesively with consumers, carers, other agencies and the multidisciplinary team.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Lee-Anne Ludlow, Acting Nurse Unit Manager, 0403678386,
[email protected]
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 2nd August 2026
Attachments:
AHP2 Occupational Therapist Role Description
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 945993
Advertised: 17 Jul 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 02 Aug 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
