Occupational Therapy Lead - Clinical Education and Support (526834)

- Australia, Tas

Medicine Part Time - Continuing

About Tasmania Government

About the Tasmanian State ServiceThe Tasmanian State Service (TSS)is the largest employer in Tasmania, with over 28,000 employees providing services to the Tasmanian community at all levels, and within more than 200...

Occupational Therapy Services at Hospitals North West provide high-quality, client-centred occupational therapy to inpatients, outpatients and community clients across the North West region of Tasmania.

The team works as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare environment, supporting consumers across medical, surgical, rehabilitation and orthopaedic services, as well as paediatrics and community-based programs. As part of the Department of Health, the service is committed to delivering safe, inclusive and evidence-based care to improve outcomes for individuals, families and the broader Tasmanian community.

The Role

As the Clinical Lead – Education and Support, you will play a key role in building and supporting a strong allied health workforce across Hospitals North West. Working as part of the allied health leadership team, you will lead education and workforce development initiatives that support student placements and help new graduate allied health professionals successfully transition into practice. You will coordinate and oversee pre-entry student placement programs, working closely with universities, clinical supervisors and allied health teams to create positive learning experiences and strengthen placement capacity across services.





The role also provides clinical leadership, mentoring and support to new graduate allied health professionals, helping them develop professional skills and competencies while ensuring the delivery of secure, high-quality clinical services. You will lead professional development activities, quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and evidence-based practice standards. Working collaboratively with allied health leaders, universities and other education-focused clinicians, you will help foster a culture of continuous learning, professional growth and workforce sustainability.

You will need

- Demonstrated experience delivering contemporary allied health services across a range of practice settings.
- Experience supporting, supervising and developing students and early-career allied health professionals.
- Strong understanding of clinical supervision, professional capability frameworks, competency assessment and contemporary learning approaches.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to work effectively with universities and multidisciplinary teams.
- Proven ability to lead projects,



manage competing priorities and contribute to quality improvement and workforce development initiatives.
- A collaborative leadership style, sound professional judgement and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment

Permanent part time, day worker position, working up to 38 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

$131,222 to $138,98 pro rata per annum + our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

- Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2025

Salary Packaging

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

- Please note that access to salaries beyond $135,445 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

- Professional Development Allowance of up to $1200 per annum, paid on a fortnightly, pro rata

📌 Occupational Therapy Lead (Australia)
🏢 Tasmania Government
📍 Australia