Occupational Therapist

Meaningful recovery for people with complex mental health needs

Join a Rehabilitation and Recovery Service team who walk alongside adults living with mental health conditions. We provide compassionate, recovery focused care and deliver individual and group occupational therapy programs that supporting engagement in meaningful occupations and build independence.

Diverse clients, meaningful impact — we're looking for occupational therapists to make a real difference

We'd love to hear from:

• Passionate occupational therapists who find purpose in supporting rehabilitation and recovery focused care
• Professionals who are energised by providing evidence-based therapeutic care to individuals with mental health conditions
• Team players who love sharing the load, the challenges, and the successes
• Great communicators who build trusting and respectful relationships with clients, their families and other sector providers
• Proactive therapists who lean into quality improvement and change to keep our work dynamic and rewarding

What your day could look like

• Walk alongside a person with severe and complex mental illness, supporting them with compassion and expertise as they move from hospital back into their community.
• Work with a sense of autonomy, meeting each person where they are and engaging with them in ways that honour their individual needs, strengths, and stage of recovery
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to deliver community‑based therapeutic group programs that are grounded in evidence‑informed, contemporary mental health care—creating safe, supportive spaces for people to engage, grow, and strengthen their recovery.
• Provide occupational therapy group programs within mental health units, creating supportive spaces where individuals engage in meaningful occupations and therapeutic interventions that strengthen self‑management, confidence, and independence
• Support individuals in their desire to engage in meaningful occupation

What we think you'll love about this opportunity

• Work to full scope of practice
• Professional autonomy
• Client diversity
• Recovery focus
• Relationship based
• Multi-disciplinary teams
• Professional relationships between allied health and mental health divisions
• Support from clinical team in complex mental health presentations
• Communities of practice and local networks
• Plus a range of other benefits (Salary, benefits and leave | Darling Downs Health)

About Darling Downs Health 

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Here you'll see your impact firsthand. You'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

So, the real question is: are you ready to find your career, and a lifestyle that is brimming with the good things in life? 

How to apply

Online applications are open now, and we'd love to hear from you.

Be sure to include:

• Your current CV or resume, including the names and contact details of two referees

You can access more information, in our Candidate Application Guide.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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