AHP1/AHP2 - Mental Health Occupational Therapist

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network
• Berri (Working across community and Integrated Mental Health Inpatient Unit)
• Salary:
  • AHP1 | Allied Health Professional Level 1| $73,710.00 p.a. to $89,981.00 p.a.
  • AHP2 | Allied Health Professional Level 2 | $94,997.00 p.a. to $110,052.00 p.a.
• Full time | Term Contract (temporary up to 25 Aug 2028)
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Regional Incentives may apply, subject to the terms in the Enterprise Agreement. (Allied Health positions only) + Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits + Regional Incentives may apply

AHP1

Join our supportive multidisciplinary Mental Health team as an Occupational Therapist, where you'll deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused care across diverse settings while building your skills through mentorship, professional development, and meaningful clinical experience.

• Qualifications: Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current registration (or eligibility for registration) with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, maintaining all ongoing registration requirements.
• Deliver high-quality care: Provide evidence-based, recovery-oriented occupational therapy services, including assessment, intervention, health promotion and care planning, to support consumers and their families.
• Collaborate and communicate: Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and partner with consumers, carers and external agencies to deliver coordinated, person-centred care.
• Grow professionally: Participate in clinical supervision, professional development, reflective practice and quality improvement activities, with opportunities to support students and less experienced staff.
• Maintain quality and safety: Manage a clinical caseload, complete accurate clinical documentation, comply with organisational policies and contribute to service improvement and accreditation activities.

AHP2

Take the next step in your Occupational Therapy career, delivering recovery-focused care across a collaborative multidisciplinary team while expanding your clinical expertise, supporting others through supervision, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of consumers and their families.

• Qualifications & Registration: Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current registration (or eligibility for registration) as an Occupational Therapist in Australia, maintaining all ongoing registration requirements.
• Clinical Expertise: Demonstrated ability to deliver evidence-based, recovery-oriented occupational therapy assessment, intervention and care planning for consumers with mental illness within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Communication & Collaboration: Proven ability to build effective relationships with consumers, carers, colleagues and external agencies, contributing positively to multidisciplinary teamwork and coordinated care.
• Professional Knowledge & Development: Commitment to ongoing professional development, clinical supervision, reflective practice and maintaining contemporary knowledge of mental health practice, legislation and occupational therapy.
• Organisation & Clinical Governance: Ability to manage a clinical caseload, prioritise workload, maintain accurate documentation and comply with organisational policies, quality standards and clinical governance requirements.
• Quality Improvement & Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, service development, research and quality activities, with the ability to provide guidance, supervision or support to students and less experienced staff as appropriate.

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 (video)

Applicant Information

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

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

Check(s)

• 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.

Job ref: 946631

Enquiries

Tammy Stephenson
Acting Adv/Nurse Unit ManagerPhone: 85802525E-mail: ***************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

03 September 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

AHP1 - Mental Health Occupational Therapist - Role Description.pdf

AHP2 - Mental Health Occupational Therapist - Role Description.pdf

About Berri Factsheet.pdf

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