Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity for newly graduated Occupational Therapists to join the Allied Health Graduate Program within Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service. In this role, you will:

• Deliver entry-level Occupational Therapy services including assessment, intervention, education and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary team.
• Access high-level support through structured training, supervision, and professional development resources.
• Work collaboratively with clients, families, and interprofessional teams to provide safe, person-centred, and evidence-based care.
• Contribute to quality improvement, research activities, and the education of students and support staff under the guidance of senior clinicians.

About you:

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated graduates who are committed to developing their skills and making a difference in the lives of people accessing addiction and mental health services. You will demonstrate:

• A tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and registration (or eligibility for registration) with AHPRA.
• The ability to provide high-quality, patient-centred and evidence-based care in a mental health setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of an interprofessional team.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development, reflective practice, and contributing to service improvement initiatives.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.