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A locum opportunity where your professional expertise contributes meaningfully to the health and wellbeing of children and families
Join our team as a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist in a locum position at Monash Children’s Hospital (MCH). This is a unique opportunity to work within one of Australia’s leading paediatric services and contribute to the care of some of our most vulnerable patients and their families.
Services are provided in inpatient settings including Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Cancer Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and in ambulatory care services. As a locum OT, you will contribute to the MCH Allied Health team within a supportive, skilled and collaborative professional environment, with access to guidance and expertise as required.
In this role, you will enjoy:
- Casual weekday and weekend roles
- The opportunity to work within one of Australia’s premier paediatric hospitals
- Opportunities to work in various clinical areas
As a locum paediatric OT at MCH, you will provide short term coverage during periods of vacancy, which may include part-time or full-time blocks of work during the working week of Monday to Friday. Your work will involve OT assessment and intervention with infants, children and adolescents and their families within an acute hospital setting. You will collaborate closely with your multidisciplinary colleagues across the service to enquire high quality consistent and family centred care.
The weekend locum position is an autonomous role, working independently as the sole OT on site for the duration of the shift, supporting a range of clinical areas across the MCH programs. The focus includes timely responses to urgent referrals as well as safe and timely weekend discharges. The shift is typically Saturday mornings from 0830-1230. Scope to extend the shift exists if it supports timely discharge. This role operates on a minimum frequency of once every 4–6 weeks, with rosters released in advance to allow flexibility and choice of shifts.
By joining the MCH Locum Bank you will be considered for casual OT work shifts across MCH. Once registered, you may be contacted when locum work becomes available, depending on service needs across both weekday and weekend rosters. Please indicate in your cover letter whether you are seeking weekday or weekend work and outline your availability.
Occupational Therapists at MCH play a key role in supporting infants, children, adolescents and their families across acute inpatient areas and selected ambulatory services. In this role you will provide evidence-based family centred care, conduct comprehensive assessments and work collaboratively with clinical teams and community services to ensure safe, coordinated care and discharge.
About You
You are an Occupational Therapist who thrives in a fast-paced acute setting and brings strong clinical reasoning to complex and medically fragile presentations. You’ll be confident managing a varied caseload, contributing to multidisciplinary care, and supporting effective discharge planning across hospital and community systems (including NDIS).
With well-developed communication skills, you’ll engage sensitively with children, adolescents and families, while also providing supervision and clinical support in line with Grade 2 expectations.
Experience, Qualification & licence requirements include:
Minimum 2 years clinical OT experience
Minimum 2 years' experience in an acute health care setting (preferably paediatrics)
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Master of Occupational Therapy approved by the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
Eligible for ordinary membership of Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Current registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
In Return
As a valued member of the team, you will enjoy a range of benefits including:
Receive corporate benefits such as salary packaging, access to staff parking, on site Gym, and Employee Assistance Program
Opportunities to enhance your clinical expertise through Monash Health’s in-house learning platforms and professional development resources.
A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment that values your contribution
Access to structured mentorship and supervision
Be part of a supportive and inclusive team
For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Deidre Rundle on 0466 016 198 or email [email protected].
Position Description can be found here.
Role Statement can be found here.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’. Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
We will maintain this advertisement until 5 September 2026 to support ongoing recruitment.
