Senior Occupational therapist RAID

Western Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 87,000; Part time

Job summary

Western Sydney Local Health District seeks a Senior Occupational Therapist to lead advanced practice in the RAID-ED team at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals. The role focuses on preventing avoidable admissions, enabling early discharge and improving patient flow.

You will work 20 hours per week in a temporary part-time capacity, with regular Friday and Saturday shifts and roster flexibility to meet service needs. NSW registration and AAOT-NSW approval are required.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma recognised by AAOT-NSW.
• Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist with AHPRA.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, specialised occupational therapy assessment and intervention in the Emergency Department.
• Identify barriers to discharge and coordinate supports for safe, timely patient decisions.
• Lead clinical education, supervision and ongoing development of OT practice.

Skills

OT leadership

Clinical reasoning

Discharge planning

Education

Degree or Diploma AAOT-NSW

Job description

Lead advanced occupational therapy practice and shape innovative emergency care.
Make a difference through early intervention, safe discharge and admission avoidance.
Grow your clinical leadership while improving outcomes for diverse communities.

Employment Type:TemporaryPart Time (up to 1/10/27)
Position Classification:Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration:$61.31 - $63.29 per hour
Hours Per Week:20
Location:Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospitals

Where you'll be working
Join Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) as a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Rapid Assessment, Intervention and Discharge – Emergency Department (RAID-ED) Team at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.

• Roster and work location: This position includes regular Friday and Saturday shifts. Flexibility to work alternative days, subject to operational requirements and roster availability, is essential. The successful applicant will be adaptable and committed to supporting service delivery across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals

• Make an impact: Help shape an evolving model of emergency care focused on preventing avoidable hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge.

• Collaborate across services: Build strong partnerships with emergency clinicians, multidisciplinary teams, community services and Hospital in the Home (HITH).

• Lead with expertise: Bring advanced clinical reasoning and professional judgement to complex clinical, comorbid and psychosocial presentations.

• Support better patient experiences: Deliver culturally responsive care that recognises individual needs, promotes independence and supports continuity of care.

• Drive innovation and development: Contribute to quality improvement, clinical education, supervision and the ongoing development of occupational therapy practice.

What you'll be doing
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will deliver high-quality, specialised occupational therapy assessment and intervention within the Emergency Department. Drawing on your advanced clinical expertise, you will help identify barriers to discharge, coordinate appropriate supports and enable safe, timely decisions about patient care.

• You will combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership, education and service improvement to strengthen patient flow and improve outcomes across the healthcare journey.

• Deliver advanced clinical assessment and intervention: Assess complex presentations, identify functional and environmental barriers, and develop tailored management plans that support safe discharge and reduce avoidable admissions.

• Drive effective discharge planning: Provide expert clinical recommendations, coordinate multidisciplinary interventions and connect patients with appropriate hospital and community-based services.

• Provide clinical leadership: Offer specialist advice, exercise independent professional judgement and support colleagues in managing complex cases and delivering coordinated care.

• Educate and develop others: Provide clinical education to patients, families and healthcare professionals, supervise students and support the professional development of junior staff.

• Improve services and clinical outcomes: Lead and contribute to evidence-based quality improvement initiatives, evaluate the effectiveness of the RAID-ED model of care and maintain high standards of safety and clinical practice.

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications:Degree or Diploma recognised by AAOT-NSW

• Registration: Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria

1. Extensive years of clinical experience in Occupational Therapy appropriate to acute care and emergency ward setting with demonstrated ability to design, implement and evaluate intervention programs for patients presenting with chronic and complex conditions

2. Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy

3. Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with culturally and linguistically diverse client groups

4. Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff

5. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature

6. Demonstrated experience in staff supervision and teaching and clinical supervision and teaching of undergraduate/graduate entry level students.

7. Current NSW drivers licence

Requisition ID: REQ690875
Applications Close:3 November 2026

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.