Paediatric Occupational Therapist Child Youth and Family
Seeking a children's Occupational Therapist, with extensive experience and commitment to providing inclusive, family-partnership-oriented care and who is passionate about making a difference to children's development and lifelong potential.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 30 June 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1/2
Remuneration: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 14
Requisition ID: REQ581554
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Child, Youth and Family Occupational Therapy - Northern Beaches, Dalwood Child and Family
What you'll be doing
The Occupational Therapist (OT) works collaboratively as part of the Occupational Therapy team and the wider Child, Youth and Family team providing assessment and intervention for children aged from birth to those attending school.
The OT holds a high level of expertise and comprehensive practice skills in infant and child development and works in partnership with families and children to develop, implement and evaluate effective recommendations and care plans for children from diverse backgrounds, including vulnerable families. The role works in partnership with parent/carers, assisting them to understand their children’s movement-based skills, sensory processing, play and self-care skills which supports their lifetime development, learning potential and social participation outcomes.
The role also facilitates and supports families to access other health services and ensures safe clinical handover. They also apply effective interpersonal communication skills to actively contribute to interdisciplinary team case reviews and children’s care coordination meetings/ conferences. They provide clinical education and supervision for students.
The Occupational Therapy Team is part of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Child, Youth and Family (CYF) Community Health Service. The overall service philosophy of care revolves around working in partnership with families, providing child-centred, safe, culturally sensitive, trauma and evidence-informed, neurodiversity affirming and integrated care that optimises lifelong health, development, learning, wellbeing and social participation outcomes for children and families.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them
- Must hold registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
- Recognised specialist paediatric OT clinical expertise, skill and knowledge and extensive experience working with children with developmental concerns.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously applying professional judgement to conduct paediatric occupational therapy assessments, plan, implement and evaluate interventions for children presenting with a range of health and developmental needs, including the impact of trauma.
- Demonstrated computer literacy and ability to use health information, telehealth and Microsoft systems. Hold a current unrestricted NSW driver’s licence (P2 licence acceptable) and willingness to travel to community health centres for work within the scope of the role.
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For role related queries or questions contact Helen Stone on Helen.Stone@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 18 June 2025
Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 23 June 2025
