Senior Occupational Therapist - Health Professional Level 3
Employment Type: Full time, 11.5 Months Temporary with Possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 40174)
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 (Plus 12.5%25 Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Community Health and Integrated Care
Closing Date: 22 October 2026
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%25 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. |
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
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. |
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***
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.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Carmen Donkersley on (02) 5124 0073 or at Carmen.Donkersley@act.gov.au
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