• Full time, fixed term for 2 years.
• Located at Austin Hospital

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Mental Health Allied Health Graduate Program:  

Austin Mental Health is building the Occupational therapy workforce and we are actively recruiting Graduate Occupational Therapists to commence in July/August 2024. 

The Allied Health Graduate Program will offer the following: 

• Two 12-month rotations across two teams within the Mental Health Division.
• Comprehensive induction & orientation to teams, services, and the clinical work 
• Protected opportunities to learn and implement evidence-based practice 
• Work within multidisciplinary teams which include Lived Experience  
• Equitable workload allocation to allow for graded development of skills and competencies. 
• Development of a comprehensive learning plan 
• A range of support and supervision models including peer support and discipline specific supervision.
• Clinical educator support, regular and targeted professional development opportunities and protected learning time. 

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists.
• Five weeks annual leave.

Inclusion at Austin

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to the hiring manager.