Occupational Therapist - Older Persons Mental Health

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – MODBURY  SA  5092
  • Salary: $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP1
  • Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
• Temporary Full-Time – up to 8 January 2027

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) as an Occupational Therapist within our Older Persons Mental Health Service Community Team.   Join the Older Persons Mental Health Service on a full-time, short-term contract through to 8 January 2027, and make a genuine difference for older people and their families across Adelaide's northern metro region.

Working within the NALHN Older Persons Mental Health Service, you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to older adults presenting with complex mental health needs. Your day-to-day will include:

• Conducting assessments to inform individualised treatment planning
• Delivering therapeutic interventions that support independence, safety, and wellbeing in the community
• Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and support transitions across service pathways
• Contributing to planning and liaising with community supports, carers, and families

• Degree qualification in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration
• Demonstrated experience or interest in working in mental health and working with Older People
• Sound understanding of the occupational and functional impacts of mental illness in older adults
• Confidence working within a multidisciplinary team and across complex care environments
• Familiarity with SA Health clinical documentation systems and care frameworks is highly regarded
• Strong communication skills with older adults, families, and diverse care teams

To be eligible for this position, you must have an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

Appointment at the AHP1 or the AHP2 level will be dependent on the level of skill, knowledge and experience demonstrated by each applicant. Please refer to the relevant Role Description for more information about the requirements at each classification level.

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high-quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

This rewarding position offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of older persons living in the community.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide. 

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

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: 950905

Suzzanne Porcaro

Principal Occupational Therapist 

Phone: 0410 049 288

E-mail: Suzzanne.Porcaro@sa.gov.au 

9 October 2026 – 11.55PM

 950905 - Occupational Therapist - OPMH - AHP1 - Role Description.pdf

 950905 - Occupational Therapist - OPMH - AHP2 - Role Description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

Advertised: 25 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 09 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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