Occupational Therapist

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Study leave and career pathways

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join the mental health team, delivering evidence-informed care and building strong therapeutic connections for individuals, families and the community.

You'll deliver person-centred therapy, partner with multidisciplinary colleagues, and help people achieve meaningful recovery, independence and wellbeing on their recovery journey.

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapy registration with AHPRA and a recognised tertiary qualification.
• Experience delivering high-quality occupational therapy services, ideally within mental health settings.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills within multidisciplinary environments.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous learning and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Delivering tailored interventions that help people achieve meaningful recovery goals and improved daily functioning.
• Partnering with consumers, families and multidisciplinary teams to create positive, coordinated care experiences.
• Using evidence-informed practice to guide clinical decisions and support quality service outcomes.
• Contributing to service improvement, education and supervision activities that strengthen care delivery across the team.

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as an Occupational Therapist in Toowoomba and help people achieve meaningful recovery and greater independence. Working within a supportive mental health team, you’ll deliver evidence-informed care, build strong therapeutic connections, and make a lasting difference in the lives of individuals, families and the wider community.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As an Occupational Therapist, you'll play a key role in supporting people on their recovery journey while strengthening mental health outcomes across the community. From delivering person-centred therapy to partnering with multidisciplinary colleagues, your work will create opportunities for individuals to build confidence, independence and wellbeing.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Delivering tailored interventions that help people achieve meaningful recovery goals and improved daily functioning.
• Partnering with consumers, families and multidisciplinary teams to create positive, coordinated care experiences.
• Using evidence-informed practice to guide clinical decisions and support quality service outcomes.
• Contributing to service improvement, education and supervision activities that strengthen care delivery across the team.

Let’s Talk About You

You're someone who combines clinical capability with genuine care. You approach challenges with compassion, act with integrity, and value the dignity of every person you support. You enjoy collaborating with others, embrace innovation in practice, and bring the courage to make decisions that improve outcomes. You'll take pride in helping people build confidence, reconnect with what matters most, and achieve meaningful progress in their recovery journey.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current Occupational Therapy registration with AHPRA and a recognised tertiary qualification.
• Experience delivering high-quality occupational therapy services, ideally within mental health settings.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills within multidisciplinary environments.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous learning and quality improvement.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have experience supporting complex mental health presentations and/or experience supervising students or emerging clinicians.

Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about improving mental health outcomes and creating positive change through Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

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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