Occupational Therapist

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Morphett Vale 5162
• Salary – Classification AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2, $94,997 to $110,052 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time – Permanent Ongoing

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The CAMHS Clinician – Occupational Therapy is professionally responsible for the outcomes of clinical practice for children, adolescents and their families with mental health issues and for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy. The CAMHS Clinician – Occupational Therapy is operationally accountable to the Clinical Services Coordinator, and professionally to the Senior Occupational Therapist, for delivering specialist child and adolescent mental health care to consumers with complex needs.

Key duties of the role

• Provide therapeutic and clinical assessment and intervention services to children, adolescents and their families, while providing professional consultancy on clinical and related matters
• Ensure culturally responsive service delivery while providing professional supervision, training and education to staff
• Contribute to research and evaluation programs, regional team administration, and the provision of clinical expertise within a learning environment
• Support individual professional development and education while contributing clinical expertise to quality management initiatives that enhance mental health practice and service delivery

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Australia
• Demonstrated competence in occupational therapy assessment and treatment
• Clinical experience managing complex child and adolescent mental health issues
• Demonstrated experience delivering assessments, interventions and therapeutic programs
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and with families and external agencies

Enquiries can be directed to

Sandra DalBosco

Administration Coordinator

83261234

sandra.dalbosco@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP 2 - Occupational Therapist - CAMHS - Role Description - 948302.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026 11:55PM