Occupational Therapist G3

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• 3-month fixed-term Grade 3 Occupational Therapist opportunity
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and expert Occupational Therapy care
• Contribute to evidence-based service improvement, research and workforce development

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Occupational Therapy Department
Our Occupational Therapy Department provides care across all three Austin Health campuses and across the continuum from the Emergency Department through bed-based services and ongoing ambulatory care, including NDIS service provision.

The department is committed to promoting the highest levels of Occupational Therapy service for our patients through research, teaching and person-centred evidence-based practice.

The department comprises five clinical streams: Outpatients, Acute, Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Better@Home, providing opportunities to work collaboratively across a broad range of services.

About the role
As an Occupational Therapist Grade 3, you will be recognised as a clinical specialist, providing expert patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will apply advanced skills in client-centred assessment, intervention and complex discharge planning while providing clinical leadership within your area of practice.

You will also play an important role in developing the Occupational Therapy workforce through supervision, teaching and mentoring, while contributing to service improvement, research and departmental planning.

A regular day will see you:

• Manage a clinical caseload and provide high-level consultation on complex clinical care and discharge planning
• Lead Occupational Therapy services within your clinical area and support evidence-based, interdisciplinary care
• Provide high-level supervision, clinical support, teaching and mentoring to Occupational Therapy staff and students
• Lead and contribute to quality improvement, service development and research activities
• Collaborate with Grade 4 leaders, Grade 3 peers and multidisciplinary colleagues to support effective service delivery, workforce development and patient care

About you
To be successful in this role, you’ll bring with you:

• Extensive clinical experience in a specific area of Occupational Therapy.   

• Leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor, and inspire others.  

• Highly developed teaching and supervision skills with a commitment to growing the skills of your team 

• A collaborative spirit and an ability to build networks and strong relationships with peers and leaders.  

• Excellent communication and decision-making skills   

• Demonstrated passion for research and best practices. 

Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Tegan Bell, Occupational Therapist G4 at Tegan.bell@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Monday 23 November 2026