Occupational Therapist

Join Darling Downs Health as an Occupational Therapist in Toowoomba and help adults experiencing complex mental health challenges build independence, wellbeing and recovery. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll deliver meaningful care, strengthen community connections and make a lasting difference in people's lives.

What your day could look like

As an Occupational Therapist, you'll play an important role in supporting people on their recovery journey. From delivering person-centred interventions to working closely with families, carers and clinical colleagues, you'll contribute to positive outcomes that improve wellbeing and help people engage more fully in everyday life.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Supporting consumers to achieve recovery goals that build independence, confidence and participation in daily life.
• Partnering with multidisciplinary teams, families and community services to deliver coordinated, high-quality care.
• Using your clinical judgement to identify needs, guide interventions and achieve meaningful mental health outcomes.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance consumer experiences and strengthen service delivery.

Let's talk about you!

You're someone who combines clinical expertise with genuine compassion. You build trust through respectful relationships, communicate with confidence and bring a recovery-focused mindset to every interaction. You take pride in helping people overcome challenges, celebrate progress and create opportunities for better futures. Guided by compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage, you're motivated by making a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Current registration as an Occupational Therapist with the relevant Australian registration authority.
• Experience delivering occupational therapy services, ideally within mental health or a related clinical environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A commitment to evidence-informed practice, continuous learning and service improvement.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience supporting people with complex mental health needs and/or experience supervising students or early-career clinicians.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is passionate about recovery-focused care and committed to improving outcomes for people and communities.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, 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. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

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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