Occupational Therapist Clinical Educator

Job Description:

Role title: Occupational Therapist Clinical Educator

Role type: Permanent, full time

Role grade: Occupational Therapist, Level 4 (Year 1-2)

Shift details: Monday - Friday position

Department and location: Occupational Therapy, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $131,585.00 to $134,775.00 + Super + Salary Packaging

Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

• Coordinate the Occupational Therapy department’s Student Clinical Placement program, including student allocation, onboarding, orientation, direct supervision and education, while supporting clinical supervisors and managing student performance where required

• Maintain a clinical caseload and provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service to inpatients, using advanced clinical reasoning across assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and professional reporting, while providing clinical guidance to junior staff

• Maintain student placement policies, systems and records, including ClinConnect, and develop strong relationships with tertiary providers to support effective placement coordination, student projects and continuous improvement of the student experience

• Contribute to Occupational Therapy and multidisciplinary service planning, development and evaluation, including quality improvement and research activities, collection of activity and outcome data, and the ongoing development of services within relevant specialty areas

• Coordinate and contribute to professional development for staff and students, including education and support to build confidence in student supervision

About you

• Current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver’s License and hold a Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and Current Australian Occupational Therapy Registration (AHPRA)

• Extensive post-graduate clinical experience in an acute hospital setting, with a strong understanding of Occupational Therapy practice including assessment, intervention, home visits, equipment prescription and discharge planning across a range of clinical areas

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex clinical presentations, applying advanced clinical reasoning and independent professional judgement, with the ability to balance competing clinical and administrative priorities

• Extensive experience supervising and supporting Occupational Therapy students and staff at all levels, with demonstrated skills in education and teaching and an understanding of adult learning principles and approaches

• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, teamwork, negotiation and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and professional development while building effective relationships with a range of stakeholders

What we can offer you

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income

• World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes

• Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives

• Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre

• Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care

• Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships

• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

• Coming from NSW Health?: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 28th August 2026.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Please submit your resume, a cover letter and a maximum two-page document highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert. 

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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