Occupational Therapist

Family and Disability Services; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 92.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

The Wesley Hospital is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to lead and support the Occupational Therapy team at our Brisbane facility. You will work with patients to maximise function and independence across multiple units, delivering high-quality clinical care in an acute setting.

Join a multidisciplinary team in a not-for-profit hospital known for cancer care, cardiac care, and robotic surgery. Leadership and a commitment to patient-centred care are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 3 years post graduate experience in an acute hospital setting.
• AHPRA registration is required.
• Leadership experience within a hospital setting is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Lead and support the Occupational Therapy team.
• Work with patients to maximise function and independence in daily activities.
• Provide high-quality clinical care in an acute setting with a multidisciplinary approach.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Ausbildung

AHPRA registration

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Occupational Therapist - The Wesley Hospital

Employment Term: Permanent Full Time

Location: Auchenflower, just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City

Remuneration: $67.06 - $72.68 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Applications Close: 12 November 2026

Applications may be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Private Hospital

The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia's iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals. From the heart of Brisbane, more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life's journey making a meaningful difference in the lives of generations of Queenslanders. We offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women's and children's care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.

An integral part of our team, as an Occupational Therapist, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let's make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team

Joining our team as a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will lead and support our Occupational Therapy team and work with patients to maximise their function and independence in their daily activities, within our acute services. Our Occupational Therapy Service is frequently involved in the care of patients, referred by specialist doctors, in the neurology, surgery, orthopaedics, oncology, palliative care and medical units of the hospital.

With a focus on delivering high-quality, clinical care to patients within an acute setting, you'll recognise the importance of multi-disciplinary approaches to rehabilitation, bringing an open, collaborative approach to patient-centred care.

What makes a difference for us?

• Minimum 3 years' post graduate experience in an acute hospital setting
• Relevant qualifications and AHPRA registration
• Leadership experience within a hospital setting
• Strong, evidence-based clinical practice and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to teamwork and high-level communication skills
• Positive approach to coaching and mentoring junior staff
• Neurological experience desirable
• Lymphedema trained desirable
• Splinting experience desirable
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check.

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform , providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave , offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple