Role title: Occupational Therapist Clinical Educator
Role type: Permanent, full time
Role grade: Occupational Therapist, Level 4 (Year 1-2)
Shift details: Monday - Friday position
Department and location: Occupational Therapy, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney
Salary: $131,****** to $134,****** + Super + Salary Packaging
Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
As Sydney's premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the role
Coordinate the Occupational Therapy department's Student Clinical Placement program, including student allocation, onboarding, orientation, direct supervision and education, while supporting clinical supervisors and managing student performance where required
Maintain a clinical caseload and provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service to inpatients, using advanced clinical reasoning across assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and professional reporting, while providing clinical guidance to junior staff
Maintain student placement policies, systems and records, including ClinConnect, and develop strong relationships with tertiary providers to support effective placement coordination, student projects and continuous improvement of the student experience
Contribute to Occupational Therapy and multidisciplinary service planning, development and evaluation, including quality improvement and research activities,



collection of activity and outcome data, and the ongoing development of services within relevant specialty areas
Coordinate and contribute to professional development for staff and students, including education and support to build confidence in student supervision
About you
Current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver's License and hold a Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and Current Australian Occupational Therapy Registration (AHPRA)
Extensive post-graduate clinical experience in an acute hospital setting, with a strong understanding of Occupational Therapy practice including assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and discharge planning across a range of clinical areas
Demonstrated ability to manage complex clinical presentations, applying advanced clinical reasoning and independent professional judgement, with the ability to balance competing clinical and administrative priorities
Extensive experience supervising and supporting Occupational Therapy students and staff at all levels, with demonstrated skills in education and teaching and an understanding of adult learning principles and approaches
Highly developed interpersonal, communication, teamwork, negotiation and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and professional development while building effective relationships with a range of stakeholders
What we can offer you
Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care




Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, secure, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit or get in contact at ******
The closing date for applications is 28th August ****.
St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in ****.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD.
Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do.
From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities.
The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.
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📌 Occupational Therapist Clinical Educator (New South Wales)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 New South Wales