SA Health
Job reference: 937796
Location: 5251 - MOUNT BARKER
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network  

• Mount Barker

• Salary: 
• AHP1 $73,710 - $89,981 
• AHP2 $94,997 - $110,052
• Ongoing, Full Time

 

Appointment to this position will be at either AHP1 or AHP2 classification, commensurate with the applicant’s level of professional experience, demonstrated competence, and capacity to perform with increasing independence, clinical judgement, and complexity of practice as outlined in the role requirements.

  

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?  

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our Mental Health Team within Mount Barker Hospital. In this role you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based mental health services within a multidisciplinary team, maintaining core clinical skills, knowledge of support services, and collaborative networks to support holistic consumer care while continually building your skills, networks, and professional practice.

 

WHO ARE WE?  

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.  

 

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK  

Mount Barker, located 40 minutes from Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills, is a perfect blend of natural beauty, local heritage, and gourmet food. Key highlights include hiking the panoramic Mount Barker Summit, exploring the picturesque Laratinga Wetlands, riding the historic Steam Ranger Heritage Railway, and visiting local wineries and the Saturday farmers' market.  Visit Mt Baker here. 

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  

• Are you committed to delivering high-quality care?  

• Do you have a strong motivation to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and build strong partnerships with families, community services and external stakeholders? 

• Are you driven to continuously develop clinical skills and apply evidence-based practice in increasingly complex and diverse service settings?  

• Do you aim to achieve a culturally safe practice, with a genuine interest in supporting rural, Aboriginal and diverse communities?  

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…  

  

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?  

You will……….  

• Delivers comprehensive, evidence-based occupational therapy mental health care, applying contemporary practice and local service knowledge to support consumers, carers, and the broader multidisciplinary team.
• Manage a complex and varied caseload with increasing autonomy, applying clinical judgement and evidence-based practice to assessment, intervention, health promotion and early intervention activities.  

• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and with external partners to provide coordinated, culturally safe care, particularly for rural, Aboriginal and diverse communities.  

• Contribute to clinical leadership, supervision and workforce development by supporting junior staff, allied health assistants and students, while actively engaging in ongoing professional development and reflective practice.  

• Support service quality and sustainability through effective documentation, data reporting, and participation in continuous improvement activities. 

 

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?  

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:  

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information  

• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.  

• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.  

• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.  

 

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?  

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:  

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.   

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.  

  

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION  

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.   

  

NEED TO RELOCATE?  

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/  

  

HELP IS HERE!  

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 937796), or reach out to Melissa Matulka, Team Leader, on Phone: 08 7425 7771 or via E-mail: Melissa.Matulka@sa.gov.au 

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines  

  

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 28 May 2026 at 11.55 PM.   

Eligibility:  Open to Everyone   

BHFLHN RD AHP2 Occupational Therapist (2).pdf

BHFLHN RD AHP1 Occupational Therapist.pdf

Applications close: 28/05/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.