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Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN)

• Geriatric Services and Geriatrics in the Home team
• Salary AHP2 $94,997 to $110,052 p.a. (pro rata) + super + salary packaging
• Multiple opportunities available - ongoing and temporary
• Full-time and part-time arrangements
• Flexible seven-day roster, with flexible days and roster times

Join CALHN's Occupational Therapy team and take your career further!

As part of one of South Australia's largest health networks, you'll join a connected and supportive OT community where your expertise is valued, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a genuine difference every day.

Why Occupational Therapists choose CALHN:

• Join a respected OT community that learns, leads and grows together
• Expand your skills across diverse and complex clinical areas
• Influence practice through leadership, education and quality improvement
• Work with multidisciplinary teams that value your expertise
• Access real career development opportunities across CALHN

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About the Role

Take your Occupational Therapy skills beyond the hospital and make a real difference in the lives of older people, helping them stay safe, independent and well at home.

Joining CALHN’s IC Geriatric Services, including Geriatrics in the Home, you’ll work in a genuinely multidisciplinary team where expertise is shared and support is always close at hand. You’ll complete cognitive, functional, personal care and home assessments, develop practical interventions and help prevent avoidable hospital presentations or support a safe return home.

You’ll enjoy the autonomy of community practice without working in isolation, with regular supervision, experienced clinicians and Allied Health Assistants to support your work. A flexible seven-day roster also provides choice around working days and roster times, with applicable penalty rates.

What you'll do:

• Assess cognitive, functional, personal care and home support needs
• Develop practical strategies that promote safety and independence
• Help prevent avoidable hospital presentations and admissions
• Support safe, timely discharge and recovery at home
• Coordinate care with families, carers and community providers
• Work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team and Allied Health Assistants

Learn more about IC Geriatric Services and how we're supporting older people to receive the right care in the right place.

About You

You’re an Occupational Therapist who enjoys variety, solving problems and seeing the difference your work makes in people’s everyday lives. You’ll feel confident working in the community, using your clinical judgement and contributing to a supportive, genuinely multidisciplinary team.

You'll bring:

• Sound assessment, clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Confidence to work safely and independently in community settings
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A collaborative, team-focused approach to truly multidisciplinary care
• Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to ongoing development

You may already be working at AHP2 level, or have strong clinical foundations and be ready to grow into the role with support and supervision.

You don’t need experience across every aspect of geriatric or community Occupational Therapy. Experience in acute care, rehabilitation, primary care, community, outreach or ambulatory settings can all provide a strong foundation. What matters most is your clinical judgement, confidence in the community and willingness to learn.

Why You’ll Love It Here - CALHN benefits that matter
In line with the Enterprise Agreement 2025 you’ll enjoy enhanced benefits that support you and your career.

• Boost your take-home pay – salary packaging up to $9,010 for living expenses + $2,650 for meals & entertainment + pre-tax super & novated lease options
• Grow and develop – professional development allowance and pathways
• Work together – strong multidisciplinary support and shared expertise
• Progress your career – recognition and opportunities across CALHN
• Balance your life – flexible work options available
• Stay well – leave loading, fitness discounts and flu vaccinations
• Feel supported – Employee Assistance Program for you and family

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and supported. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, culturally diverse backgrounds, and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Application Information

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required  945964 RD Occupational Therapist - IC Geriatric Services.pdf
• Appointment will be subject to satisfactory Criminal History Clearances and compliant immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.

Curious about this role?

Connect with Jordan Lockwood, Allied Health Coordinator
P: 0479 188 247
E: Jordan.Lockwood@sa.gov.au

Apply Now

Applications close: 11:55 pm, Thursday, 10^th September 2026

Job Ref: 945964

Go to the SA Health Career Website for how to apply, and Australian and International applicant guidelines for more information

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