CRVCID About the Opportunity: We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to appoint to a permanent, full-time Senior Occupational Therapist position working with our City Older Adult Mental Health Service (COAMHS). In this position, the successful applicant, as part of a multidisciplinary team, will function as a Care Coordinator.

Key duties include assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating Occupational Therapy services to consumers using advanced Occupational Therapy clinical practice skills.

Other key duties include, but are not limited to;

- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient safety and quality of care.
- Provides clinical consultation to Occupational Therapy Staff and Support Staff and liaises with external stakeholders, in implementing services.
- Practises as a Senior Occupational Therapist and ensures practise is in accordance with the Occupational Therapy professional and registration requirements, standards, codes and guidelines and EMHS policies and guidelines.

For more information regarding this position, including a thorough breakdown of duties, reporting structures, and the criteria used in assessing applicants to the role, we encourage you to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached. For further job-related Information: for further information, we encourage you to contact Danielle Guy, Senior Occupational Therapist, on .

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within EMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About the City East Community Mental Health Service:

The City East Community Mental Health Service provides access to adult outpatient mental health services including treatment, urgent assessment, and intervention.

The City East Community Mental Health Service offers the following services:





Assessment and Treatment Team

The Assessment and Treatment team (ATT) is the first point of contact for all referrals to adult community mental health services within the City East catchment area. The multi-disciplinary team includes psychiatrists, nurses and allied health staff who help to provide triage, assessment and short-term care coordination and treatment options for consumers up to a maximum of 10 weeks.

Clinical Treatment Team

The Clinical Treatment Team (CTT) receives all referrals via the ATT and offers multi-disciplinary mental health assessment and care coordination for consumers who require specialist care and treatment options for more than 10 weeks.

City East Older Adult Mental Health Service

The City Older Adult Mental Health Service provides a comprehensive recovery-focused mental health service to Older Adult consumers within the inner city and eastern metropolitan region of Perth. The service provides an assessment and/or care coordination service to consumers aged 65 or over (45 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers) who have mental health issues, or who are experiencing severe behavioural and psychological problems associated with dementia. The team consists of psychiatrists, community nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists.

Employee Benefits:

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Versatile leave arrangements.
- Other professional and location-based allowances.
- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.

For information on superannuation click here .

- Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools,



and fitness centres across Australia
- Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist. We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Other Conditions:

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility.

WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process.

As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment.

We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Eligibility to Apply:

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process.

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📌 Senior Occupational Therapist - Older Adult Mental Health (Perth)
🏢 East Metropolitan Health Service
📍 Perth