Occupational Therapist Inpatients

Health; Mount Barker; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

FBT benefits package

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to provide services across acute inpatient, Care Pod and community settings in the Adelaide Hills region, including Mount Barker. The role is 0.3 FTE (11.25 hours/week) and temporary until 30 July 2027, offering a varied caseload and multidisciplinary support.

Be part of a supportive team focused on improving independence, wellbeing and outcomes, with opportunities for professional development and flexible

Job description

Job no: 950887
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Hills
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

• Mount Barker
• Salary: AHP2 - $94,997 - $110,052 per annum (adjusted to hours worked)+ Super + Benefits
  
• Part-time (0.3 FTE / 11.25 hrs per week), Temporary – until 30 July 2027

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join a supportive multidisciplinary team in a rewarding part-time, short-term opportunity where you'll provide Occupational Therapy services across both acute inpatient and community settings throughout the Adelaide Hills region. Enjoy a varied caseload, flexible work environment, and the opportunity to expand your clinical skills while making a meaningful difference to the health, wellbeing and independence of local communities. You'll be supported by experienced colleagues and gain valuable experience working across hospital, Care Pod and home-based care settings.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

Mount Barker is a fast-growing regional centre in the Adelaide Hills, known for its natural beauty, strong community, and modern amenities. Just 30 minutes from Adelaide, it offers diverse job opportunities in health, education, retail, trades, and more, making it ideal for professionals seeking a great work-life balance in a vibrant and scenic environment. For more information Discover Mount Barker

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Are you committed to delivering high-quality care that improves developmental outcomes and supports early intervention?
• Do you have a strong motivation to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and build strong partnerships with families, community services and external stakeholders?
• Are you driven to continuously develop clinical skills and apply evidence-based practice in increasingly complex and diverse service settings?
• Do you aim to achieve a culturally safe practice, with a genuine interest in supporting rural, Aboriginal and diverse communities?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Deliver high-quality Occupational Therapy services across acute inpatient, Care Pod and community settings, applying your clinical expertise to support clients to achieve greater independence, wellbeing and quality of life.
  
• Manage a diverse and often complex caseload, undertaking assessment, intervention, care planning and evaluation while ensuring services are responsive to client needs and local community priorities.
  
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, consumers, carers and external service providers to deliver coordinated, person-centred care that supports hospital avoidance, early discharge and positive health outcomes.
  
• Contribute to service improvement, professional development and clinical excellence through participation in quality initiatives, mentoring and knowledge sharing, while maintaining accurate documentation and evidence-based practice standards.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref:950887), or reach out to Theron Philp, Team Leader Inpatients, on Phone:[phone] or via E-mail:[e-mail]

Eligibility: Open to Public Sector Employees only

Advertised: 13 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 Oct 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time