Assistant Director - Occupational Therapy

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking a senior occupational therapy leader to combine advanced clinical practice with service leadership in Toowoomba. You will shape high-quality care, mentor clinicians, influence service improvement and drive positive outcomes for patients, teams and communities across a leading regional health service.

In this role, you’ll guide complex clinical decisions, lead service improvements and partner with multidisciplinary teams to support workforce planning and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration.
• Advanced clinical expertise and sound professional judgement in complex practice settings.
• Experience providing supervision, coaching and professional leadership.
• Strong communication, negotiation and change leadership skills. You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience leading service improvement initiatives and supporting workforce planning or operational service delivery.
• Above all, you’ll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction, helping create better outcomes across the health service.

Responsibilities

• Delivering advanced occupational therapy expertise that supports safe, high-quality outcomes for people with complex needs.
• Providing professional guidance, supervision and capability development that helps clinicians thrive.
• Leading quality improvement, innovation and evidence-based initiatives that strengthen service delivery.
• Partnering with leaders and multidisciplinary teams to support service planning, workforce capability and sustainable outcomes.

Job description

Step into a senior occupational therapy leadership role in Toowoomba where you’ll combine advanced clinical practice with service leadership. Shape high-quality care, mentor clinicians, influence service improvement, and help drive positive outcomes for patients, teams and communities across a leading regional health service.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As Assistant Director - Occupational Therapy, you'll help strengthen care outcomes by combining advanced clinical expertise with leadership that supports patients, clinicians and the broader health service. From guiding complex clinical decision-making to driving service improvements, you'll contribute to a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous growth.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering advanced occupational therapy expertise that supports safe, high-quality outcomes for people with complex needs.
• Providing professional guidance, supervision and capability development that helps clinicians thrive.
• Leading quality improvement, innovation and evidence-based initiatives that strengthen service delivery.
• Partnering with leaders and multidisciplinary teams to support service planning, workforce capability and sustainable outcomes.

Let's talk about you!

You’re a respected occupational therapy professional who leads with confidence, compassion and integrity. You enjoy solving complex challenges, bringing people together and creating meaningful improvements in care. Whether you’re mentoring colleagues, influencing service development or supporting critical clinical decisions, you take pride in making a lasting impact for patients, teams and communities.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration.
• Advanced clinical expertise and sound professional judgement in complex practice settings.
• Experience providing supervision, coaching and professional leadership.
• Strong communication, negotiation and change leadership skills. You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience leading service improvement initiatives and supporting workforce planning or operational service delivery. Above all, you’ll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction, helping create better outcomes across the health service.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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