Senior Occupational Therapist

Job Description:

Role title: Senior Occupational Therapist

Role type: Permanent, part time (19 hours per week)

Role grade: Occupational Therapist, Grade 3 (Year 1-2)

Shift details: Monday to Friday through a rotating roster

Department and location: Chronic and Complex Care, Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $121,568.00 to $125,507.00 Pro-rata + Super + Salary Packaging

Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

• Provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice to guide the treatment of relevant patients across hospital services, supporting care within the district and collaboration with other hospitals across NSW
• Contribute to multidisciplinary planning, service development, quality improvement, research activities, and evidence-based practice initiatives
• Provide clinical leadership through supervision, mentoring, and support of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy students
• Lead the planning, evaluation, and continuous improvement of Occupational Therapy services, including monitoring outcomes, activity data, and service effectiveness
• Ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care through professional practice standards, stakeholder collaboration, and connection of clients with relevant services

About you

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy with current AHPRA Occupational Therapy registration and a current Class C Driver’s Licence
• Strong clinical assessment skills, including home modification, equipment prescription, and delivery of evidence-based interventions to promote safety and maximise independence at home
• Ability to evaluate, plan, and implement clinical services incorporating continuous improvement, WH&S principles, data analysis, research, and evidence-based practice
• Highly developed organisational, prioritisation, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing clinical and administrative demands
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and computer skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and advocate for Occupational Therapy services

What we can offer you

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
• World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
• Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
• Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
• Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
• Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
• Coming from NSW Health: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 2nd November 2026.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert. 

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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