Role title: Occupational Therapist Clinical Educator
Role type: Permanent, full time
Role grade: Occupational Therapist, Level 4 (Year 1-2)
Shift details: Monday - Friday position
Department and location: Occupational Therapy, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Salary: $131,585.00 to $134,775.00 + 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
Coordinate the Occupational Therapy department’s Student Clinical Placement program, including student allocation, onboarding, orientation, direct supervision and education, while supporting clinical supervisors and managing student performance where required
Maintain a clinical caseload and provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service to inpatients, using advanced clinical reasoning across assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and professional reporting, while providing clinical guidance to junior staff
Maintain student placement policies, systems and records, including ClinConnect, and develop strong relationships with tertiary providers to support effective placement coordination, student projects and continuous improvement of the student experience
Contribute to Occupational Therapy and multidisciplinary service planning, development and evaluation, including quality improvement and research activities, collection of activity and outcome data, and the ongoing development of services within relevant specialty areas
Coordinate and contribute to professional development for staff and students, including education and support to build confidence in student supervision
About you
Current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver’s License and h old a Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and Current Australian Occupational Therapy Registration (AHPRA)
Extensive post-graduate clinical experience in an acute hospital setting, with a strong understanding of Occupational Therapy practice including assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and discharge planning across a range of clinical areas
Demonstrated ability to manage complex clinical presentations, applying advanced clinical reasoning and independent professional judgement, with the ability to balance competing clinical and administrative priorities
Extensive experience supervising and supporting Occupational Therapy students and staff at all levels, with demonstrated skills in education and teaching and an understanding of adult learning principles and approaches
Highly developed interpersonal, communication, teamwork, negotiation and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and professional development while building effective relationships with a range of stakeholders
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 28th August 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, a cover letter and a maximum two-page document 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.
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.
