Coordinator Occupational Therapy - CAMHS Inpatient and HiTH Service

Child and Adolescent Health Service; Perth; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WA Health’s Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAMHS) in Western Australia seeks a Coordinator Occupational Therapy for the CAMHS Inpatient and Hospital in the Home services at Perth Children’s Hospital and affiliated settings. The role requires advanced knowledge and management of occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary team and provides expert consultation and supervision across services.

The position is permanent full-time (1.0 FTE) with possible consideration of part-time hours.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate training is required.
• Ability to function at a specialised level with independent decision making.
• Effective functioning within a multidisciplinary health team.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in evidence‑based interventions for children/adolescents with complex mental health disorders.
• Strong leadership, organisational, facilitation and communication skills.
• Extensive supervision and performance development experience.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development, quality improvement and research.

Education

Postgraduate training in health profession leadership and management

Job description

CRVCID No. 751555 This is a permanent full‑time role at 1.0 FTE (Full Time Equivalent). Part‑time hours may also be considered.

About Our Team

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western Australia offer support, advice and treatment to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years who are experiencing mental health challenges. CAMHS Inpatient and Hospital in the Home Service, located at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH), Hollywood Hospital, and patient home settings, is an acute mental health inpatient service authorised under the WA Mental Health Act (2014). It provides 24/7 therapeutic care for children and adolescents up to 16 years old who require acute psychiatric support, whether admitted voluntarily or involuntarily when less restrictive care options are not suitable. As the state‑wide CAMHS Inpatient and Hospital in the Home Service offers a safe, developmentally appropriate, and therapeutic environment. The multidisciplinary team works closely with families and carers to deliver comprehensive diagnostic assessments, tailored therapeutic programs, and recovery‑oriented management. Operating within hospital and patient home settings, the service runs a seven‑day program that includes short‑term assessments, diagnostic clarification, treatment initiation, and group therapies designed to meet individual needs. The service is patient‑and family‑centred, with a strong focus on recovery and collaboration.

About the Role

The Coordinator Occupational Therapy leads and co‑ordinates the services of the occupational therapy services in the CAMHS Inpatient and HiTH services including the co‑ordination of the professional supervision of staff and the promotion and maintenance of professional standards. This role provides a specialised occupational therapy mental health service using a range of appropriate evidence‑based interventions requiring advanced knowledge, experience and competence within a multidisciplinary and professional team context. You will also act as an expert resource and first point of contact for ward based occupational therapy matters and provides specialised level of consultation, education and supervision on complex mental health disorders in children and adolescents to both internal and external services and practitioners.

What You’ll Bring

• Postgraduate training in health profession, leadership and management, or other relevant qualification.
• Demonstrated ability to function at a specialised level and make decisions, with a high degree of independence, which influence the practice of the profession.
• Demonstrated high level of effective functioning as a health professional in the context of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated high level of professional knowledge, competencies, and experience in practices and provision of methods and models and evidence‑based clinical interventions in children and adolescents with complex mental health disorders.
• Demonstrated effective leadership, organisational and facilitation and communication skills.
• A high level of competence and extensive experience in professional supervision and performance development and management processes.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development, quality improvement and research

CAHS values

To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities , CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion , Collaboration , Equity , Respect , Excellence and Accountability . During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.

We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy.

As a measure to achieve equality, Section51 of the Equal Opportunity Act1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Support for your interview process CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants.

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check . For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancies, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision. These can be permanent full time, permanent part time or fixed term full time, fixed term part time opportunities with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Other Conditions

Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre‑employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

We encourage you to contact Kristy Riches – Professional Lead Occupational Therapy via [e-mail] or on 0479 188 863 with any specific questions related to this role.

Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.