Occupational Therapist - Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service

Job no: 951890
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY SA 5092
- Salary:

- $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP1
- $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP2

- Ongoing Full-Time

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.

The Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service at Modbury Hospital is a well-regarded inpatient and community rehabilitation team delivering meaningful outcomes for people across the northern Adelaide region. If you're an Occupational Therapist ready to apply your clinical skills within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, this ongoing full time role offers exactly that opportunity.

What You'll Be Doing

Based at Modbury Hospital within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), you'll work as an integral part of the rehabilitation team to support patients in regaining function and independence. Your responsibilities will include:

- Conducting comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for rehabilitation clients representing with neurological, orthopaedic, amputee and reconditioning conditions
- Developing and implementing evidence‑based, goal‑directed treatment plans in collaboration with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team
- Facilitating discharge planning including home assessments,



equipment prescription, minor home modifications and community referrals
- Contributing to service improvement initiatives and supporting junior staff and students within the team

What You'll Bring

- Degree in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration
- Demonstrated experience in a rehabilitation, acute, or related clinical setting
- Strong skills in functional assessment, equipment prescription, and discharge planning
- Ability to manage a complex caseload with sound clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills
- Effective communication and a genuine commitment to patient‑centred care
- Alignment with NALHN's values of respect, integrity, and accountability in public health delivery

To be eligible for this position, you must 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 stressful and complex environment 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

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