Closes: 02 November 2026

Classification: Health Professional Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation

Position No: 72496-02S8J

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 October 2026

Contact Officer: Leah Epistola on [email protected] or 0468 795 540

What can we offer you:

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 12.5% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

About the Role: Join a dynamic and highly regarded Community Care Occupational Therapy team within Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC), where you'll make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults living across the ACT. Working in community health centres and clients’ homes, you'll support people with a diverse range of neurological, orthopaedic, chronic and complex health conditions to maximise independence, safety and participation in everyday life. With opportunities to broaden your expertise through collaboration across specialised services, including aged care and chronic pain management, this role offers variety, challenge and genuine career development.

As an experienced Occupational Therapist, you will provide high-quality assessment and intervention for adults aged 18 years and over, using assistive technology, home modifications and self-management approaches. Managing a varied and complex caseload, you will work collaboratively with clients, families, carers and interdisciplinary teams to develop client-centred solutions that enhance independence and wellbeing. You will also contribute to service innovation,



quality improvement, education and mentoring, helping to strengthen and advance community-based care.

We're seeking a motivated and adaptable clinician with strong clinical reasoning, communication and organisational skills who thrives in a collaborative environment. You will be confident working autonomously while building effective relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and responding flexibly to changing priorities. If you are passionate about delivering evidence-based care, committed to continuous learning and keen to be part of a supportive team that values innovation, wellbeing and professional growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note:

- This position is for 0.5 FTE.
- A merit list may be created to fill similar roles over the next 12 months.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
- Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

Note: This is a part-time (18.23 hours per week) permanent position. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for part time hours.



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Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

Note

This is a part-time (18.23 hours per week) permanent position. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for part-time hours.

Career interest categories:

Community Support and Inclusion Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

📌 Community Care Occupational Therapist | Part-time Permanent (Canberra)
🏢 Act Government
📍 Canberra