$37.53 - $43.45 per hour + salary packaging | Occupational Therapist - Grade 1

Permanent Full Time or Fixed Term Opportunities | 40 hours per week including a monthly ADO

Are you a passionate and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to launch your career in a supportive and rewarding rural health setting? Come Thrive with Us in the Grampians!

Grampians Health is seeking a Grade 1 Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team based in Stawell. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across a diverse rural generalist caseload, including acute, rehabilitation, community, aged care and paediatric services, while making a meaningful impact in local communities.

Supported by an experienced and welcoming Occupational Therapy workforce, you will receive structured supervision, professional development and mentoring to build confidence in your clinical practice. We are looking for a motivated clinician who is eager to learn, embraces new challenges, and is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care within a dynamic and evolving service. Our aim is to help you build confidence, competence and clinical expertise within a supportive learning environment while preparing you for a successful and rewarding career.

Why Choose Grampians Health Stawell?

Diverse Clinical Experience to develop your skills across a broad range of programs, including:

- Acute inpatient services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Geriatric assessment and care
- Community rehabilitation
- Community health programs
- Paediatric services
- Home-based and community interventions

Working across the Stawell and wider Grampians campuses provides valuable opportunities to gain experience with clients across the lifespan while developing a strong rural generalist skill set.

Tailored Support and Supervision

We recognise that early career clinicians thrive when provided with strong support, mentoring and opportunities to learn alongside experienced clinicians.

You'll Be Supported Through

- Weekly face-to-face and point of care clinical supervision
- Cross-campus specialty supervision from experienced Occupational Therapists across Grampians Health
- Dedicated support from our Deputy Manager Junior Workforce, focused facilitating professional growth




- Participation in a structured cross-campus interdisciplinary early careers program, connecting you with other emerging clinicians across professions and sites
- A structured Grade 1 Occupational Therapy learning program, designed to develop clinical reasoning, reflective practice and professional skills
- Access to experienced Grade 2 and Grade 3 Occupational Therapists across Grampians Health
- A team that values collaboration, growth and wellbeing with ongoing career development opportunities

Live and Work in the Grampians Enjoy the benefits of regional living while building your career in a thriving health service. Located in the heart of the Grampians region, Stawell offers:

- Affordable housing and a relaxed lifestyle
- Close proximity to the Grampians National Park
- Strong community connections
- Easy access to outdoor recreation, wineries and regional attractions
- Opportunities to work across Stawell, Horsham and other Grampians Health sites

About You

- AHPRA-eligible Occupational Therapist with a passion for delivering person-centred care and building broad clinical skills across a range of practice settings.
- Committed to ongoing learning and professional development, with a proactive approach to reflective practice and continuous improvement.
- Strong communicator who works effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, community-focused services.
- Organised, adaptable and able to manage competing priorities while responding to the diverse needs of rural and regional communities.

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here Interested? Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Kristen Coats, Deputy Manager Occupational Therapy West on 03 5381 9381 for a confidential discussion.



Join Grampians Health and start your career in a supportive team where you'll gain diverse experiences, receive exceptional supervision and make a genuine difference to the health and wellbeing of rural communities.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

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About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities.

Joining Grampians

Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Stawell Region

Stawell is a small town, with a big heart. Stawell is a 45-minute drive to Horsham, where you can have the opportunity to dine from restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia's best and most awarded venues. To learn more about Stawell please click – Visit Stawell

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians

Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.

📌 Occupational Therapist - Grade 1 (Stawell)
🏢 Grampians Health
📍 Stawell