Senior Occupational Therapist
Western NSW Local Health District
Posted 3 days ago
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Up to May 2026) / Job Share Considered
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Rehabilitation. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic group of Occupational Therapists, Allied Health Assistants and strong Multi-Disciplinary team at Bathurst Hospital as a Senior Clinician in the Rehabilitation services.
The Occupational Therapy Department at Bathurst Hospital is a group of friendly, enthusiastic and innovative therapists and Allied Health Assistants who are welcoming and willing to foster growth and development in their colleagues.
The team works across the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Acute and Rehabilitation wards, Outpatients, Community and Sub-Acute Outreach to nearby towns. The Department enjoys strong relationships with their Allied Health colleagues and multidisciplinary teams and participates in the supervision of undergraduate Occupational Therapy University students.
As a rural role you have lots of opportunities for learning and development, including with other OT teams across our district. Have an area of interest?
That’s great! We nurture and support learning in specific areas, so you can be the team specialist in that area and share your knowledge.
You’ll work with a team passionate about community care, you and your career. The team is here for you, supporting you through settling in to the team and town, developing your clinical skills and helping you chart your career.
This is a great opportunity to further your career in a regional city with all services, no commuting time and just a quick hop to Sydney. Join us!
Multiple positions are available with contract end dates in January 2026 and May 2026 respectively.
About Western NSW Local Health District
We work with local clinicians and our community to provide the best possible health care to the people of the Western NSW Local Health District.
The Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) is one of the largest Local Health Districts in New South Wales covering an area of 246,676 square kilometres, similar to the size of Britain.
We deliver innovative health services to an estimated resident population of approximately 276,000 people. WNSWLHD is diverse in the health care it delivers boasting the largest rural mental health service in Australia, three major rural referral hospitals at Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst, 50 community health centres which provide access to a wide range of multidisciplinary primary, and community health services, 38 inpatient facilities including 25 Multipurpose Services (MPSs) and District Health Services at Mudgee, Cowra, Parkes and Forbes.
There are more than 30,786 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Local Health District, representing 11.1% of the total population. This is significantly higher than the NSW average of 2.1%. The smaller more remote communities of Brewarrina, Walgett, Coonamble and Bourke have the highest proportion of Aboriginal people. People of a non-English speaking background, make up 2.8% of the population, compared to 15% for NSW.
Our region has some of the most vulnerable population in NSW and even Australia who generally have a lower socio-economic status, shorter life expectancy, and poorer health than other people living in NSW. More people also have at least one of the risk factors that contribute to poorer health including smoking, harmful use of alcohol, obesity and lack of physical activity.
Mental health is an important service that is provided by WNSWLHD both at a local and state-wide level. We are committed to improving our mental health services to ensure contemporary models of care are provided closer to the client's place of residence.
Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.
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