St George Hospital - Level 3 Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation (Georges River Council)

St George Hospital - Level 3 Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation (Georges River Council)

Overview

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3

Remuneration: $116,892 - $120,680 per annum plus Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ

Application Close: 30 January 2026

REQuisition: REQ - St George Hospital - Level 3 Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation

The Role

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is “exceptional care, healthier lives”. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join and lead our dedicated inpatient rehabilitation team in a permanent full-time Level 3 role at St George Hospital.

The successful candidate will lead the Occupational Therapy Inpatient Rehabilitation Team, consisting of three level 1-2 OTs, Allied Health Assistants, and a robust student education program. Clinically you will be an integral part of the inpatient rehabilitation multi-disciplinary team, located in the modern Kensington Street Building at St George Hospital. The rehabilitation unit includes a newly established Rehabilitation Cognitive Transition Unit, providing structured, patient-centred rehabilitation for individuals with mild to moderate acquired brain injuries. Our multidisciplinary team delivers evidence-based assessment, therapy, and transition planning, supporting patients in their recovery of cognition, communication, and daily function.

The vision for the Occupational Therapy Department at St George Hospital is empowering you to live the life you want through creativity, collaboration and choice. We are a supportive department focused on person-centered, compassionate care. We have a strong focus on clinical and leadership skill development and strive to provide consistent high quality occupational therapy services across the campus. Our department consists of 38 occupational therapists, diversional therapists and support staff, and we work across a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community services. Clinically we provide services to aged care, acute surgical and medical, trauma, neurological, rehabilitation, palliative care, lymphoedema and hands patients. We offer a large student program and provide a variety of professional development opportunities. We support flexible work practices, protected time for non-clinical tasks (quality improvement, continuing professional education, leadership development) and enjoy a positive and supportive workplace culture.

Benefits





- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria

- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and Current Registration with AHPRA.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in inpatient rehabilitation settings.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Current Class C Drivers Licence.

Information for Applicants

- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ( )



and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work workplace. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for Applicants (cont.)

- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ( ) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.

For role related queries or questions, please contact Elise Klumpes-Grant via email at

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

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📌 St George Hospital - Level 3 Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation (Georges River Council)
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