Senior Occupational Therapist - Mental Health

• Fixed Term, Part Time until 22 August 2027 (56.00 Hours Per Fortnight)
• Located in: Frankston, Victoria
• Classification: Senior Occupational Therapist Grade 4, Years 1-4 (HR9, HR10, HR11, HR12) plus super

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland.

We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between.

More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focussed on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive.

Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

The Team & Role

The Senior Occupational Therapist Grade 4 is a senior clinical position within the Intensive Recovery Team. The role provides advanced occupational therapy assessment and intervention, care coordination and clinical leadership for adults living with severe and complex mental illness who experience substantial functional impact and are at risk of recurrent acute episodes or hospital admission. Working within a multidisciplinary community mental health team, the clinician delivers assertive, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally safe and familyinclusive care in partnership with consumers and carers.
The position holds a complex clinical caseload and strengthens occupational therapy practice across the team through secondary consultation, discipline-specific supervision, student education and service development. The Senior Occupational Therapist contributes to multidisciplinary clinical leadership, quality improvement and safe team decision-making, while remaining accountable to the IRT Manager for operational matters and the Discipline Senior Occupational Therapist for professional practice.

For a more indepth description of the role, please refer to - Position Description

Skills & Experience Required

The position holds a complex clinical caseload and strengthens occupational therapy practice across the team through secondary consultation, discipline-specific supervision, student education and service development. The Senior Occupational Therapist contributes to multidisciplinary clinical leadership, quality improvement and safe team decision-making, while remaining accountable to the IRT Manager for operational matters and the Discipline Senior Occupational Therapist for professional practice.

What You Need 

We anticipate you will have:

Bachelor or Master qualification in Occupational Therapy that is recognised for registration in Australia.

Current registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

Substantial post-registration experience in mental health occupational therapy, including community mental health and complex clinical practice, with knowledge and skills commensurate with a Grade 4 role.

Demonstrated advanced skills in occupational therapy assessment, formulation, intervention and outcome evaluation for people experiencing severe and complex mental illness.

Demonstrated clinical leadership experience, including supervision, consultation, education and contribution to quality improvement or service development.

Demonstrated ability to assess and respond to clinical risk, work within recovery and least restrictive frameworks, and apply the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and other relevant legislation.

Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, with strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Current Victorian driver licence and capacity to travel across community and Bayside Health sites as required.

Benefits 

• Step into state-of-the-art facilities
• Take advantage of low-cost onsite parking
• Boost your take-home pay with generous salary packaging & novated leasing
• Unlock exclusive discounts at top retailers and dining spots
• Stay fit with access to premium gyms via Fitness Passport
• Feel supported with our holistic Employee Assistance Program
• Grow your skills through top-tier education and training partners
• Join a vibrant, collaborative team led by passionate leaders

Next Steps

For role specific information please contact: -mkennedy@phcn.vic.gov.au.

The role ceases advertising on 4 November 2026: Please note that applications will be considered upon receipt and that this job posting may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  

Thank you for your interest in this role. Bayside Health (Peninsula Health Care Group) is regularly advertising positions across the health service so please take the time to review other relevant opportunities by going to https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/

  
Additional Information

Bayside Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with all abilities.   

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/   

*Please refer to VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.  For further information on salary range classifications and grading please refer to the following page: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-with-us/salary-rates/

It is strongly recommended that individuals in this role remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.  

 Join Bayside Health and help us to deliver healthy lives for everyone, through sustainable, innovative, compassionate care.