Role title: Occupational Therapist - Weekend (Level 1-2)
Role type: Max Term, Part Time contract - 6 hours per week until January 2027
Department and location: Occupational Therapy, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $76,394.31 - $108,986.24 (Pro-rata) + Super + Salary Packaging
Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.
About the role
This position is for weekend work which assists the OT department in providing a seven-day acute service. Due to weekend working, this role requires the staff member to work autonomously.
The weekend Occupational Therapist has a responsibility for the provision of integrated, patient centered and evidence based Occupational Therapy services to patients across the St. Vincent’s Hospital Campus
The clinical specialty areas that this position will provide Occupational Therapy services over the weekend period to include: General Medicine/Surgery, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Stroke, Neurology and Neurosurgery Inpatient Acute wards.
This position operates under supervision of a Senior Occupational Therapist. The level of direct clinical supervision will vary according to the incumbent’s clinical experience and the task.
The Level 1/2 Occupational Therapist is encouraged to participate in workplace education, quality improvement activities and relevant research
This position may also assist in development of policies and procedures and supervision of Occupational Therapy students on placement
About you
You’re a qualified and AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist.
Provide integrated, patient centred and evidence based Occupational Therapy Service to inpatients across St Vincent’s Hospital campus, including picking up new referrals, review of patients and continuation of therapy in relevant clinical area. This position is for weekend work to help facilitate a seven-day acute service.
Demonstrate effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders including working within a multi-disciplinary team to effectively manage clinical care autonomously
Demonstrate effective time management and organizational skills to effectively prioritise both clinical and non-clinical tasks within finite resources to ensure delivery of optimum standards.
Participate in regular clinical supervision to ensure you are working in line with the requirements of the role
Evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services including the collection of appropriate activity data and outcome information.
Why work at St Vincent’s?
Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave
About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.
A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location
Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people
Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health
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.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.
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 3rd June 2026.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting your interest, skills, and experience. Please also include a separate letter detailing how you align with each of the qualities listed in the About You section of this job advert.
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.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
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
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
