Occupational Therapist (Lvl 1-2) - Mental Health High Dependency Unit - Campbelltown - Perm PT
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- South Western Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ602577 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 32 hrs per week
Location: Campbelltown Mental Health
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1 / Level 2
Remuneration: $37.03 – $52.83 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ602577
Application Close Date: 14/09/2025
Interview Date Range: 17/09/2025 – 24/09/2025
Contact Details: Kylie Stewart 0418 206 619 | Kylie.Stewart1@health.nsw.gov.au
Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position
About the Opportunity
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for mental health service provision?
Join our large and dynamic team of dedicated mental health professionals at Campbelltown Hospital. In this rewarding role, you’ll provide occupational therapy assessment, intervention, and support to adults who are acutely unwell with mental health needs, working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team in a high dependency unit.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative, recovery-focused care across a 7-day roster, with applicable penalty rates. You’ll be supported by a team of experienced occupational therapists and have access to ongoing professional development and continuing education. Be part of a service that values clinical excellence, teamwork, and compassionate care.
What You'll be Doing
Provide a high quality occupational therapy service to clients and their families/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes for the clients of the service. This encompasses ensuring effective and efficient entry, assessment, treatment planning, treatment implementation, evaluation and separation of patients/clients in a multi-disciplinary setting. The Occupational Therapist is also responsible for undertaking designated administrative tasks necessary to support service delivery.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide comprehensive care across several facilities, including the newly redeveloped Campbelltown Hospital and Liverpool Hospital. These services offer a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals with acute and non-acute mental health needs.
The multidisciplinary teams, consisting of professionals with diverse mental health expertise, deliver exceptional care through specialised units such as the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit, Adult Acute Unit, and Older People's Mental Health Unit. The service is committed to patient safety and high-quality care, maintaining external accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.
With active teaching and research links to various universities, SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide excellent opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Working here means being part of a dedicated team focused on improving mental health outcomes and making a positive impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy or other qualification deemed appropriate by the employer, with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Provide an example of how you have developed and evaluated a treatment plan in collaboration with a client and senior clinicians. What strategies did you use to ensure the plan was goal-oriented and responsive to the client’s progress?
- How do you manage competing clinical and administrative demands in a fast-paced mental health setting? Include examples of how you prioritise tasks and maintain accurate documentation.
- Describe your experience in providing person-centred occupational therapy interventions for adults with acute mental health needs.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
