Occupational Therapist - Paediatric Rotation

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health is seeking a Paediatric Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term rotation at Lyell McEwin Hospital, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Role supports inpatient and outpatient paediatric services across a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

You will deliver evidence-based paediatric OT assessments, support children and families, and contribute to service improvements while pursuing professional growth within SA Health.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy eligibility for registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
• Demonstrated clinical experience in paediatric OT practice.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving public hospital environment with a varied caseload.
• Strong communication skills when working with children, families and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based OT assessment and intervention for paediatric patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans.
• Engage with children, families and carers to support functional goals across development, sensory and participation domains.
• Contribute to service improvement, student supervision and clinical education.

Skills

Paediatric OT

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Occupational Therapist - Paediatric Rotation

Job no: 952623
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112
• Salary: $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP1
• Temporary Full-Time – up to 5 November 2027

About the Role:

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit an Occupational Therapist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

Lyell McEwin Hospital is one of South Australia's busiest public hospitals, and its paediatric services are at the heart of care for families across Adelaide's northern suburbs. If you're an Occupational Therapist ready to deepen your paediatric expertise within a supportive, multidisciplinary public health environment, this fixed-term opportunity offers genuine clinical breadth and professional growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering evidence-based OT assessment and intervention for paediatric patients across inpatient and outpatient settings at Lyell McEwin Health Service
• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues to develop and implement individualised care plans
• Engaging with children, families, and carers to support functional goals across developmental, sensory, and participation domains
• Contributing to service improvement, student supervision, and clinical education within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated clinical experience in paediatric OT practice, including assessment and therapeutic intervention
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-moving public hospital environment, managing a varied caseload with appropriate prioritisation
• Strong communication skills when working with children, families, and interdisciplinary teams
• Commitment to culturally safe, family-centred practice aligned with SA Health's values of integrity, respect, and care

To be eligible for this position, you must have an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHNserves over400,000 peoplein northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal,paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north‑eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi‑day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub‑acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in‑hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Incremental wage increases in‑line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist in NALHN include:

• professional development opportunities. We have a well‑established Allied Health Education unit which offers high‑quality, targeted in‑house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
• regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate)for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission . See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 952623

Enquiries:

Allied Health Facilitator, Division of Allied Health

Phone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date:

23 October 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

952623 - Occupational Therapist, Paediatric Rotation - Allied Health - AHP1 - Role Description.pdf