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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Murray Bridge
• AHP1/2 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $71,217 - $106,330 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as an Occupational Therapist – Empower Independence and Enhance Quality of Life

Are you passionate about helping people live their best lives? We’re seeking an Occupational Therapist to deliver high-quality, person-centred care across a range of settings including paediatrics, acute care, residential, aged, and community services.

About the Role:

As the AHP1 Occupational Therapist, you’ll work under the direct supervision of an experienced Occupational Therapist, developing your clinical knowledge and confidence while gaining valuable experience across varied practice areas.

As the AHP2 Occupational Therapist, you’ll bring advanced clinical experience and professional competence to plan, implement, and evaluate complex interventions. You may also provide guidance and clinical supervision to less experienced allied health professionals, assistants, and students, contributing to service quality and professional development within the team.

What We’re Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Occupational Therapy profession and be eligible for practicing membership of the relevant Professional Association. For those professions requiring Registration, all requirements to obtain and maintain current registration must be fulfilled. For self-regulated professions it is desirable to participate in the professional association accredited continuing professional development program.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Join RMCLHN's Allied Health Team – Allied Health team video
• Join our allied health team at RMCLHN | SA Health (web page)

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 918757

Enquiries

Carly Baker
Clinical Senior Occupational Therapist
Phone: 8535 6800
E-mail: Carly.Baker@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Friday 28th November 2025 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

918757 AHP1 Role Description.pdf

918757 AHP2 Role Description.pdf

JCS+Occupational+Therapist+final.pdf

About Murray Bridge Workforce Factsheet.pdf

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