Occupational Therapists/Senior Occupational Therapists - ACRPC Casual Pool

SA Health
Job reference: 952371
Location: 5092 - MODBURY
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Modbury Hospital - MODBURY SA 5092
- Salary: $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP1
- Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP2
- Salary: $112,139 - $120,284 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHP3
- Temporary Casual - up to 28 January 2028 (Multiple Positions)

About the Role:

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

Modbury Hospital is seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join the Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care (ACRPC) Casual Pool within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN). If you're looking for flexible, meaningful work that directly supports older South Australians through recovery and end-of-life care, this casual opportunity offers both clinical depth and genuine schedule variety.

Your Role at Modbury

Working across the ACRPC unit at Modbury Hospital, you will deliver evidence-informed occupational therapy assessment and intervention to patients in aged care, rehabilitation, and palliative care settings. This is a casual pool position, with shifts drawn from service demand through to 28 January 2028.

- Conduct functional assessments and develop tailored intervention plans for patients across ACRPC streams
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, person-centred discharge planning
- Prescribe and trial assistive equipment and home modification recommendations
- Contribute to clinical handover, documentation, and quality improvement within NALHN standards

What You'll Bring

- Demonstrated experience in aged care, rehabilitation,



or palliative care settings
- Competence in functional and cognitive assessment tools relevant to ACRPC populations
- Ability to work independently with confidence while contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Familiarity with SA Health clinical documentation systems or willingness to learn quickly
- Understanding of NALHN's commitment to culturally safe, patient-centred care

To be eligible for this position, you must have an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with Occupational Therapy Australia.

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 recent 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.

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