Grade 1 Occupational Therapist

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging available

Fitness Passport discounts

Give4Good workplace giving

Extra leave options

Staff hospital admissions discount

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our Allied Health team at our East Melbourne campus. This full-time role involves weekend work on a fortnightly basis and focuses on rehabilitation patients, primarily orthopaedic caseloads, delivering patient-centred, goal-oriented therapy.

You will contribute to an innovative, high-quality service within a supportive team, with opportunities to engage in professional development and collaborative care planning.

Qualifications

• Clinical reasoning and caseload management experience.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to deliver patient-centred, goal-oriented treatment.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop individual plans to maximise functional independence.
• Deliver goal-oriented therapy and coordinate with the wider allied health team.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Caseload management

Communication

Team player

Job description

ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE:

In this rewarding opportunity you will join the St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne (SVPHM) team as an Occupational Therapist in our Allied health department at our East Melbourne campus.

This role will be a full-time position including a weekend day fortnightly and will be pivotal in supporting our highly functioning allied health team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly & supportive occupational therapy department working with a caseload of mostly rehabilitation patients with primarily orthopaedic conditions. You will bring your passion to the role where you will work with patients to achieve their desired goals & maximise their functional independence

WHY WORK FOR SVPHM:

• Join the St Vincent's Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW and QLD
• Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
• Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Option to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
• A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
• Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital

ABOUT YOU:

As an Occupational Therapist, you are skilled at clinical reasoning and caseload management with some previous experience and the ability to ensure the delivery of an effective patient-centred, goal orientated treatment.

Your skills will include:

• Effective time management & excellent communication
• Being committed to providing an innovative high quality service to your patients
• Flexible & efficient team player
• Being adaptable to a variety of settings, completing individual assessments and group interventions
• Having the ability to identify clinical risk and implement strategies to minimise risk

We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment.

St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail].

ABOUT ST VINCENTS PRIVATE HOSPERNEL

Our experienced team of clinical professionals, care givers and support staff are equipped to provide the highest level of therapeutic, medical and surgical services. We work together to ensure patient safety, well-being and recovery. We are a not for profit Catholic private hospital which operates across four sites at Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew and Werribee.

REQUIREMENTS:

Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.

SVPHM has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations .

HAVE A QUESTION AND WANT TO KNOW MORE:

If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Daliah Sztokman (Grade 3 Occupational Therapist) for a confidential discussion on 9928 6595.

Closing Date: 22 November 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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