• Central Adelaide Local Health Network Hampstead Centre
• Salary AHP-3 $104,180 - $111,746 p.a. (pro rata)+ Super + Salary Sacrifice Options
• Permanent part-time working 18.75 hours per week

Be Part of a Groundbreaking Team:

CALHN is inviting an experienced and motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join the ground-breaking CO-ACT (Care of the Older Person and Community Transition) team. CO-ACT is reshaping how older adults transition from acute care and into the aged care pathway, ensuring compassionate, coordinated, and clinically excellent support along the way.

This is more than a job - it’s a chance to lead, influence, and elevate the future of aged care through expert Occupational Therapy practice.

Your Role: Specialist Leadership, Meaningful Impact:

In this rewarding leadership role, you will:

• Work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team to support older adults with complex needs, including Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), as they transition through the aged care pathway from hospital settings.
• Conduct comprehensive functional and cognitive assessments, and contribute to behaviour support planning, discharge planning, and care coordination.
• Use sensory modulation and environmental strategies to enhance patient experience and manage behaviours of concern.
• Deliver home visits and environmental assessments to ensure safe, supported discharges.
• Lead equipment prescription and assistive technology recommendations, helping patients regain independence and participation in daily life.
• Collaborate with families, caregivers, and external agencies, offering guidance and advocacy to ensure continuity of care and person-centred decision-making.

You’ll be a driving force behind the clinical delivery and design of services, representing Occupational Therapy in strategic planning and system improvement. Your contribution to quality improvement, research, and service development will help shape best-practice models within CALHN.

About You

You are a highly experienced Occupational Therapist with a strong foundation in geriatric care, functional assessment, and collaborative practice. You thrive in complex health environments and are passionate about making systems work better for people.

• A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current AHPRA registration.
• Demonstrated experience in acute, sub-acute, and/or community care settings.
• Advanced clinical reasoning and expertise in cognitive assessment, sensory approaches, discharge planning, and behavioural management.
• Confidence in mentoring junior staff and students, supporting learning, supervision, and clinical growth.
• A commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed, and evidence-based practice.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with an ability to drive service improvement and innovation.

Please refer to the Role Description for more information, as we’d love to hear from you!

About CALHN

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories , our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

Benefits of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Relocation Support: Up to $10,000 reimbursement of approved relocation expenses for transitioning to CALHN, for eligible applicants, further information can be found here.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites. Benefit from a clear pathway to career advancement and professional development.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

What To Know More? Please contact:

Sharna Clarke, Acting Access and Community Brokerage Manager

0479 183 943

Other Information

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• As part of the employment process, appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation Screening as indicated in the role description.
• You will ensure compliance with SA Health requirements through external supervision, if needed.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 902915

Allied Health - AHP3 - Senior Occupational Therapist Community Brokerage.pdf

All applications are to be submitted by:

11:55 pm Monday 11 August 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

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