Join Darling Downs Health as an Occupational Therapist and make a real difference in the lives of adults living with severe mental illness. Based in beautiful Toowoomba, you’ll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to recovery-focused care. This is your opportunity to combine clinical expertise with compassion, working in a role that values collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. Enjoy a workplace where your contribution truly matters and where you’ll have access to ongoing development and career progression.

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What your day will look like….

Working from our Toowoomba location, you'll collaborate with consumers, their families, and carers to deliver tailored occupational therapy and mental health interventions that support recovery and independence. Your day will involve partnering with a diverse team of health professionals, applying evidence-based practices, and using your clinical judgment to address complex needs. You'll engage in meaningful conversations, advocate for consumers, and contribute to service improvements that enhance outcomes across the continuum of care. Along the way, you'll have opportunities to mentor students, participate in research and quality initiatives, and continually develop your own skills in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance                     
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Candidate Application Guide (PDF)
  
  DD2512672282 Role Description (PDF)