- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
- Salary: $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP1
- Temporary Full-Time – up to 5 November 2027

About the Role:

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit an 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 public hospitals, and its paediatric services are at the heart of care for families across Adelaide's northern suburbs. If you're an Occupational Therapist ready to deepen your paediatric expertise within a supportive, multidisciplinary public health environment, this fixed-term opportunity offers genuine clinical breadth and professional growth.

What You'll Be Doing

- Delivering evidence-based OT assessment and intervention for paediatric patients across inpatient and outpatient settings at Lyell McEwin Health Service
- Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues to develop and implement individualised care plans
- Engaging with children, families, and carers to support functional goals across developmental, sensory, and participation domains
- Contributing to service improvement, student supervision, and clinical education within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)

What You'll Bring

- Demonstrated clinical experience in paediatric OT practice, including assessment and therapeutic intervention
- Ability to work effectively within a fast-moving public hospital environment, managing a varied caseload with appropriate prioritisation




- Robust communication skills when working with children, families, and interdisciplinary teams
- Commitment to culturally safe, family-centred practice aligned with SA Health's values of integrity, respect, and care

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:

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 current 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 sites in Adelaide’s north and north‑eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital - the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital - a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services - adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health C

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