Assistant Director, Occupational Therapy - Care Innovation

Queensland Government; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Darling Downs Health is seeking an Assistant Director of Occupational Therapy to strengthen care outcomes by integrating advanced clinical expertise with leadership that supports patients, clinicians and the health service. You will guide complex clinical decisions, lead service improvements and partner with leaders to deliver sustainable workforce solutions.

You will provide mentorship and professional leadership, drive evidence-based practice, and foster collaboration across teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Current AHPRA registration.
• Advanced clinical expertise with professional judgement in complex contexts.
• Experience providing supervision, coaching and professional leadership.
• Strong communication, negotiation and change leadership skills.
• Experience leading service improvement initiatives and workforce planning or operational delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced occupational therapy expertise to support safe, high-quality outcomes for people with complex needs.
• Provide supervision, coaching and capability development for clinicians.
• Lead quality improvement, innovation and evidence-based initiatives to strengthen service delivery.
• Partner with leaders and multidisciplinary teams to support service planning and workforce capability.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Change leadership

Communication skills

Education

Occupational Therapy degree

AHPRA registration

Job description

Darling Downs Health is seeking an Assistant Director of Occupational Therapy to strengthen care outcomes by integrating advanced clinical expertise with leadership that supports patients, clinicians and the health service. You will guide complex clinical decisions, lead service improvements and partner with leaders to deliver sustainable workforce solutions.

You will provide mentorship and professional leadership, drive evidence-based practice, and foster collaboration across teams to ensure