Job no: 952773
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $112,139 - $120,284 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3
- Temporary Part-Time – 15 hours per week, up to 30 June 2027

About the Role:

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Senior Occupational Therapist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

Lyell McEwin Hospital is one of South Australia's busiest metropolitan health services, and its SWIFT (Supported Ward-based Intervention and Flow Team) program sits at the heart of acute patient flow. If you're an Occupational Therapist who thrives in a fast-moving inpatient environment and wants your work to make a direct difference to how patients transition through care, this part-time contract role is worth your attention.

Your Role Within the SWIFT Team

Embedded within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) at Lyell McEwin Health Service, you'll work as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on early functional assessment and timely, safe discharge planning across acute wards. This is a part‑time, fixed‑term contract through to 30 June 2027.

- Conduct timely occupational therapy assessments to support safe and appropriate discharge pathways
- Collaborate with medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues to reduce avoidable length of stay
- Provide recommendations for equipment, home modifications, and community-based supports
- Contribute to patient flow initiatives aligned with NALHN's service improvement goals





What You'll Bring

- Experience in an acute hospital or subacute inpatient setting
- Confidence working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Strong functional assessment and clinical reasoning skills relevant to discharge planning
- Familiarity with SA Health or public hospital documentation and referral processes
- Ability to manage competing priorities across a busy ward caseload

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 strong 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 complex setting 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.

NALHNserves over400,000 peoplein 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.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sit

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