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Location: Charters Towers, Queensland 

Permanent Full-time | 76 hours per fortnight 

Remuneration package up to $157,360 p.a. + benefits 

Ready to step into a senior role where your expertise drives real impact? 

Join the Community Mental Health Service in Charters Towers as a Senior Occupational Therapist and take the next step in your career. 

This role offers genuine career progression, with opportunities to lead, mentor, and deliver advanced clinical practice within a supportive multidisciplinary team. 

About the Role 

In this senior position, you will play a key role in delivering high-level mental health services across the lifespan, with a strong focus on child and youth mental health. 

You will provide: 

• Comprehensive mental health assessments 
• Case management and short-term therapeutic interventions 
• Intake, crisis assessment, and intervention services 
• Consultation and liaison with families, carers, and stakeholders 

You will also contribute to clinical leadership, team development, and service improvement, helping shape high-quality care delivery across the service. 

Why This Opportunity Stands Out 

• Develop your skills in leadership, supervision, and mentoring 
• Influence service delivery and clinical practice 
• Make a meaningful impact in a regional community setting 

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to the multidisciplinary team 
• Deliver high-level assessments, therapy, and case management
• Undertake intake and mental health crisis intervention as required 
• Support and mentor staff through supervision, education, and training 
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and education programs 
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with standards 
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, and external services 

About the Service 

Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the largest tertiary referral service in northern Australia, delivering integrated, recovery-focused care across hospital and community settings.  

As a teaching and research organisation affiliated with James Cook University, we offer strong opportunities for collaboration, learning, and career development. 

Live and work in Charters Towers 

Enjoy the benefits of regional living without sacrificing connectivity or opportunity. 

Charters Towers offers a welcoming, community-focused lifestyle with affordable living, wide open spaces, and a strong sense of connection. Located just 1.5 hours from Townsville, you’ll have easy access to coastal living, major amenities, and travel options—allowing you to balance career progression with lifestyle and wellbeing. 

About You 

You are an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist with a passion for delivering high quality mental health care and supporting others to do the same. 

You will bring: 

• Strong skills in functional assessment, mental health assessment, formulation, and evidence-based intervention 
• The ability to provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentorship to others 
• A commitment to recovery oriented, consumer centred practice 
• Well-developed communication and clinical reasoning skills 

What’s On Offer 

Join a service that prioritises your development, supports your wellbeing, and values your clinical expertise.  

• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution and 17.5% recreational leave loading 
• Generous leave entitlements and salary packaging options to increase take-home pay 
• Annual professional development allowance and dedicated PD leave 
• Access to ongoing training, clinical supervision and career progression opportunities 
• Exposure to complex and varied clinical presentations in a specialist service 
• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment with strong clinical leadership 
• Staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance programs 
• Flexible working arrangements (where operationally feasible) 
• Relocation assistance, including support with costs and temporary accommodation, may be available for eligible candidates 

What You’ll Need 

• A degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognised tertiary institution 
• Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (AHPRA) 

Desirable: 

Eligibility for or willingness to obtain Authorised Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) status under the Mental Health Act 2016 

Apply now 

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in both client outcomes and team development, we would love to hear from you. 

Apply today to take the next step in your career. 

Enquiries:Janet Smith on (07) 4787 0342 | Janet.Smith6@health.qld.gov.au 
Apply online:https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV685359   
Applications close:Monday, 27 July 2026