- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY SA 5092
- Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
- Salary: $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP

Various positions available, temporary full-time and part-time across Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service up to 8 October 2027

About the Role

We are seeking dedicated Occupational Therapists to join our rehabilitation service within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network based at Modbury. These positions offer the chance to work with a multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive rehabilitation services to patients recovering from various conditions including stroke and other neurological disorders, amputees and orthopaedic injuries. Areas of work may include:

- The Day Rehabilitation Service: a short-term outpatient program conducted within a purpose-built rehabilitation centre at Modbury. DRS provides multi-disciplinary, goal-oriented rehabilitation, with the aim of maximising function and independence.
Rehabilitation in the Home: a short-term community outreach service, providing people who have been in hospital with access to Allied Health, Medical and Nursing in their home, instead of in a hospital setting.
- Inpatient Rehabilitation: a 52-bed inpatient service across 3 wards providing hospital based intensive rehabilitation for people who are unable to receive home-based rehabilitation. The patient cohort consists of neurological, amputation, stroke, surgical, orthopaedic and specialist conditions including, cardiac, pain and pulmonary.

As part of our dedicated team, you'll deliver comprehensive occupational therapy services that directly impact patient outcomes and community wellbeing. Working within our integrated health network, you'll have access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams committed to excellence in patient care.

In this role, you'll be instrumental in improving patient endurance, management of their respiratory condition and other co‑morbidities and enhancing quality of life for diverse communities. Your expertise will contribute to our mission of delivering accessible, high‑quality healthcare services.

To be eligible for this position, you must have an Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

About You

In this role you will have solid interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple,



diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex workplace is essential to this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide. NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Benefits of Working at NALHN

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Incremental wage increases in‑line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025.

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work.



The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Occupational therapist in NALHN include:

- Professional development opportunities. We have a well‑established Allied Health Education unit which offers high‑quality, targeted in‑house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations.
- Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research.
- Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals.

Diversity and Inclusion

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Required Checks

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances).

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:

Enquiries

Bettina Morias
Senior Manager
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Application Closing Date

31 July 2026 – 11:55 PM

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