Where you will be based

Sydney Local Health District’s Community Health Centres have a long and proud history of delivering care in the community including prevention, early intervention, assessment, treatment, health maintenance and continuing care services designed to improve and support the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.  

This position will be based at Canterbury Community Health Centre.

In this position, you will be responsible for providing evidence based community Paediatric Occupational Therapy services to the Sydney Local Health District. This is a supported position for a new graduate clinician. 

For more information, please view the Position Description.

To be considered for this role you must...

• Apply within 12 months upon graduation.
• Possess a degree in Occupational Therapy with current AHPRA registration to practise as an Occupational Therapist.
• Have experience in the provision of client centred Paediatric Occupational Therapy services within a community health setting.
• Have well developed written and interpersonal skills, including ability to work with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Hold a current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable).

Benefits and Perks!

• Allocated Day Off each month.
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging up to $9,009, Novated Car Leasing, meal entertainment allowance up to $2,650. For more information, please visit SalaryPackagingPlus.
• Paid parental leave & annual leave loading.
• Access to free courses, qualification and coaching via Sydney Education.
• Health & Wellbeing: discounted Fitness Passport, free nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals, access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families and yearly flu shots etc. 

For more information about the benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits.

About working for SLHD

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn.

For enquiries, please contact Gabrielle Jirman on 0448 325 415 or via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Paediatric Occupational Therapist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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