• Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 06/03/2026)
  
• Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3Location: Penrith Community Health Centre
  
• Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
  
• Hours Per Week: 38
  
• Requisition ID: REQ557243
  

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region. 

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offer a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centres. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

An exciting opportunity is available to for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Penrith Mental Health Team. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in providing recovery-focused, evidence-based assessments, and interventions to support clients in the areas of occupational participation, performance, community connection, and role development. Your work will have a significant impact on the lives of individuals within the Penrith community.

In this role, you will work collaboratively with the Mental Health Lead Occupational Therapist in offering clinical expertise, consultation, and education to other professionals in the multidisciplinary team. This position also ensures provision of clinical supervision for Level 1 and 2 Occupational Therapists.

If this exciting opportunity aligns with your skills and experience, we encourage you to apply today!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time staff
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

Selection Criteria:

1. Degree in Occupational Therapy with current registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia).
2. Substantial post graduate clinical experience in a Mental Health service setting. Demonstrated capabilities for recovery- oriented practice and high level of knowledge, skills and clinical expertise for occupational therapy service provision in a mental health setting.
3. Demonstrated experience in leadership, provision of clinical supervision, and experience in the supervision of undergraduate occupational therapy students.
4. Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to manage a complex caseload with competing priorities.
5. Demonstrated ability to design and implement innovative, evidence- based individual and group interventions to support people with persistent and severe mental health problems.
6. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and effective time management skills.
7. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
8. Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. Ability to travel within the LHD in accordance with the position.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description
• For role related queries or questions contact Darryn Egan on [email protected]