SA Health Job reference: 955496

Location:
5168
- NOARLUNGA CENTRE Job status: Ongoing Eligibility: Open to Everyone Southern Adelaide Local Health Network 627 subscribers
- Salary $73,710.00
- $89,981.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP1| Full time Ongoing Position Available Join Our Team and Grow as a Mental Health Occupational Therapist If you're an Occupational Therapist looking to make a genuine impact in mental health rehabilitation, this is the role for you. You'll work at the heart of a multidisciplinary team, delivering the full scope of OT practice — from psychosocial assessment and therapeutic intervention through to care planning and community liaison — all with the shared goal of building functional capacity and supporting real, lasting recovery.

About the role
Reporting to the AHP2/AHP3 and Principal Occupational Therapist, this role is integral to delivering high-quality mental health rehabilitation care within the SALHN Noarlunga Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit. Duties for the role will include:
- Delivering evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and intervention within a recovery-oriented multidisciplinary team
- Planning and implementing individual and group programs that build clients' capacity for self-management and community participation
- Contributing to care planning, discharge planning, risk assessment, and clinical reviews alongside a broad network of health and community providers
- Engaging in clinical supervision, professional development, and quality improvement activities that strengthen your practice and the wider team About you:



You are a motivated Occupational Therapist with a genuine interest in mental health rehabilitation and supporting people on their recovery journey. To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A degree in Occupational Therapy with current AHPRA registration, and relevant experience or postgraduate qualifications in mental health OT practice
- Demonstrated experience working with people living with mental illness, including within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Strong assessment skills across mental state, risk, and functional capacity, with knowledge of frameworks including Recovery-Oriented Practice, Trauma Informed Care, and the Model of Human Occupation
- Experience facilitating evidence-based group programs and applying therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or Motivational Interviewing in a mental health setting Please see the attached Role Description for additional information. Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 22nd November 2026.
- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 955496 Flexibility Statement The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

📌 Occupational Therapist (Noarlunga Centre)
🏢 Government Of South Australia
📍 Noarlunga Centre