Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist (Lvl 4) - Acute Services Team Leader - Perm FT Organisation / Entity: South Western Sydney Local Health District Job category: Health - Allied | Occupational Therapy Job location: Sydney Region / Sydney - West Job reference number: REQ Work type: Full-Time Total remuneration package: $ - $ 23/11/2025 - 11:59 PM Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week Location: Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals Position Classification: Occupation Therapist Level 4 Remuneration: $126,524.00 - $129,591.00 per annum About the Opportunity Are you ready to lead with purpose and drive meaningful change in acute care? South Western Sydney Local Health District is seeking a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to take on a pivotal Team Leader role across Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals. This Level 4 position offers the opportunity to guide a high‑performing team, influence service delivery, and contribute to the strategic direction of occupational therapy in acute settings. As Team Leader, you’ll oversee staffing, rotations, and service planning, ensuring resources are aligned with patient needs and clinical priorities. You’ll represent occupational therapy on key committees, contribute to service redesign, and collaborate with leadership to implement evidence‑based models of care. Your role will be central to evaluating clinical outcomes, driving quality improvement initiatives, and supporting the development of future service frameworks. This is your chance to mentor and support a diverse team of therapists and students, fostering professional growth through structured supervision and performance development. You’ll play a key role in research, service evaluation, and continuous improvement, all while navigating the dynamic demands of acute care. If you’re a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a passion for high‑quality, compassionate care—this is the role for you. What You'll be Doing The Team Leader is responsible for the leadership, guidance and line management of the Acute Services team in collaboration with their manager. They provide clinical supervision and support and clinical expertise within occupational therapy services for the delivery of safe, timely, compassionate and high quality person‑centred care. They are involved in planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting on services. They identify opportunities for improvement in clinical practice and service delivery, and develop and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff. Where You'll Be Working Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, work together to provide comprehensive healthcare services to the Macarthur region. Campbelltown Hospital, a leading tertiary facility, offers a wide range of services including cardiology, maternity, palliative care, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, and aged‑care services. It also features specialised Mental Health and Cancer facilities. Camden Hospital complements these services by specialising in care for older persons with acute or chronic health conditions, including rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, and psychogeriatric care. The hospitals share a close‑knit, community‑focused team dedicated to delivering safe, quality, and compassionate care. The ongoing multi‑million dollar redevelopment at Campbelltown Hospital will further enhance its capabilities, introducing advanced equipment and amenities. Together, these sister hospitals ensure that the diverse needs of the community are met with excellence and innovation in healthcare. How to Apply To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application. Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy or other qualification deemed appropriate by the employer, with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Demonstrated high level clinical expertise and knowledge of a wide range of clinical conditions in Occupational Therapy Acute Services. Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement processes and involvement in service evaluation and development. Demonstrated experience implementing evidence into practice and knowledge and/or experience in research. Excellent time management skills and an ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Demonstrated experience in the management, clinical supervision and mentoring of staff and/or students. Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to effectively adapt to ongoing change to achieve health service outcomes. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills including interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills and computer literacy in a range of programs. Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's licence (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class licence (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) licence within three months of appointment. Learner's licences are not permitted. Salary Packaging South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details. Health & Fitness South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport. Transforming Your Experience Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. SWSLHD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply. 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