Austin Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Community Team provides person-centered, recovery-oriented care to older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness
Job Summary
Austin Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Community Team provides person-centered, recovery-oriented care to older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness.
The Occupational Therapist plays a key role in care planning and coordination, ensuring interventions support meaningful engagement in daily activities and promote independence, dignity, and social inclusion.
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day, with benefits including salary packaging, wellness programs, onsite childcare, and career development.
Matching Summary
Austin Health’s Older Adult Mental Health Community Team provides person-centered, recovery-oriented care to older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Occupational therapy clinical expertise
Comprehensive occupational assessments
Care planning and coordination
Collaboration with multidisciplinary team
Community engagement and advocacy
Trauma-informed evidence-based support
Nice-to-have
Recovery-oriented practice
Person-centered care
Cultural safety and health equity commitment
Mentoring and career development opportunities
Wellness initiatives and benefits
Key Requirements
Approved degree in Occupational Therapy
Eligibility for Occupational Therapy Australia membership
Current AHPRA registration
Experience with older adult mental health
National Police Check and Working With Children Check