Senior Occupational Therapist

Council Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

12.5% Superannuation

Onsite Physiotherapists

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Canberra Health Services in Canberra is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to lead clinical OT services, coordinating high‑quality assessments and interventions across a diverse patient population. The role includes supervising HP1/2 staff and Allied Health Assistants, with rotations across inpatient and ambulatory settings.

The position emphasizes independent professional judgement, service development, and participation in quality improvement and education initiatives to ensure

Qualifications

• Senior Occupational Therapist is a clinical leadership role coordinating high‑quality occupational therapy services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate OT service delivery in designated clinical areas.
• Provide supervision to HP1/2 staff and Allied Health Assistants.
• Participate in rotations across inpatient/outpatient services.
• Support quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

Job description

Classification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No: 40174 - 02S3T
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 October 2026
Contact Officer: Carmen Donkersley on***************@act.gov.auor(02) 5124 0***

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 12.5% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

About the Role: The inpatient Occupational Therapy services within the Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) portfolio is a dynamic team of occupational therapists and allied health assistants providing high-quality assessment and therapeutic intervention across a diverse patient population. The service manages patients with a range of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, complex medical and frail aged.

CHIC services work collaboratively with patients, clients, and individuals, involving their carers and family, as well as other services within and external to CHS.

The Senior Occupational Therapist is a clinical leadership role responsible for the coordination and delivery of high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy services within a designated clinical area.

The role operates with limited supervision and exercises independent professional judgement in managing a complex clinical caseload. The Senior Occupational Therapist is accountable for prioritising and coordinating workflows, supporting service delivery, and contributing to team and service outcomes.

The position provides clinical leadership, supervision, and support to HP1/2 staff, Allied Health Assistants, and students, and plays a key role in fostering a positive learning culture.

The Senior Occupational Therapist contributes to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and implementation of evidence-based practice, and engages with multidisciplinary stakeholders to support safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

The Senior Occupational Therapist may participate in rotations between the Inpatient Occupational therapy service (including acute geriatrics at The Canberra Hospital and University of Canberra Hospital (UCH) Inpatient Rehabilitation wards), Brindabella Day and Ambulatory Rehabilitation Services (BDARS) and Transitional Therapy and Care Program (TTCP). This position will require you to work flexibly across services / locations.

Please note:

• This position may be used to fill future fulltime or parttime temporary or permanent vacancies at a HP3 level within Canberra Health Services.
• The successful applicants will be determined based on a combination of resume, written and interview responses.
• A merit list may be created to fill similar roles over the next 12 months.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 11.5 months with the possibility of permanency.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note
This is a temporary position available for a period of 11.5 months with the possibility of permanency.

Career interest categories:
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

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