- Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Country Health Connect
- Position based in Gawler/Barossa Hills TCP team in Gawler/Angaston
- Salary:
- AHP1 $71,217 - $86,938 p.a (pro rata)
- AHP2 $91,785 - $106,330 p.a (pro rata)
- Temporary Full Time (3 November 2025 - 5 December 2025)
WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?
Join our dedicated team delivering the Transition Care Program (TCP), a short-term, restorative service designed to support older people transitioning from hospital back into the community or residential care. This is a rewarding opportunity to apply your occupational therapy skills to help clients regain independence, improve function, and enhance quality of life. We offer a supportive environment where you can contribute at different levels - whether you are developing your clinical experience or stepping into a more senior, supervisory role. Be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team committed to positive health outcomes in a beautiful regional setting.
WHO ARE WE?
The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (this position is in Gawler/Barossa Hills TCP team in Gawler/Angaston). We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.
WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?
At BHFLHN our values underpin everything we do and the way we behave every day. We also look for people who align to our values and we believe that our passion must be yours to be a success, our values are Trust, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Kindness
WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK
Gawler offers a unique blend of historic charm and modern living, set in scenic countryside just 45 minutes from Adelaide - a great place to live, work and be part of a welcoming community. For more information Discover Gawler | Town of Gawler Council
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Are you passionate about supporting older people to live independently and safely in their communities?
- Do you enjoy working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic, person-centred care?
- Can you apply clinical reasoning and evidence-based approaches to support recovery and independence post-hospital discharge?
- Do you want to develop your skills further in a supportive environment, whether you are building clinical experience or taking on leadership and supervisory responsibilities?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on….
HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?
- Assess, plan, and implement occupational therapy interventions tailored to clients’ needs within the Transition Care Program, promoting independence and safe community living
- Collaborate closely with health professionals, community service providers, clients, and their families to ensure integrated, person-centred care
- Support and mentor less experienced staff, allied health assistants, and students (AHP2 role) or contribute under supervision (AHP1 role)
- Assist in evaluating client progress and contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives within the service
WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?
At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?
Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:
- You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.
- You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
- You will be required to hold registration with AHPRA to practice as an Occupational Therapist within our organisation.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.
HELP IS HERE!
Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: 912905), or reach out to Emma Gillingham, Regional Co-Ordinator for Transition Care Program - BHFLHN on Phone: 0478 258 714 or via E-mail: Emma.Gillingham@sa.gov.au
To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guideline
DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 15 September 2025, 11:55PM
912905 Occupational Therapist AHP1 - Role Description.pdf
912905 Occupational Therapist AHP2 - Role Description.pdf
