Grade 2 Occupational Therapist Better@Home Program

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Multiple positions
  • 1x permanent position
  • 1x 12-month fixed term position
• Full time (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADO) 
• Occupational Therapist Grade 2, Year 1-4 (VF6-VF9)
• Located at Caulfield Hospital
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

The Occupational Therapy Services operate across The Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham Hospitals, with clinical services aligned to Alfred Health's strategic goals and operational performance targets. Better@Home is a contemporary and growing inpatient bed substitution model based at Caulfield Hospital. Patients are provided intensive inpatient-level multi-disciplinary rehabilitation in their home environment.

The program services both Health of Older Persons & Fast Stream Rehabilitation for all patient cohorts within the Alfred Health catchment. The supportive and dynamic Better At Home Occupational Therapy team is comprised of many Occupational Therapists with a wide breadth of knowledge and clinical specialty operating within a broader multidisciplinary team.

The Role

An exciting opportunity presents for suitably qualified Occupational Therapists to join the large and supportive team at Alfred Health. The successful candidate will work with the Occupational Therapy and broader multidisciplinary team within Alfred Health’s Better At Home program.

The successful candidate will be working with a mixed caseload of general medicine, neurological, geriatric and orthopaedic patients who have a broad range of complex medical, social and cognitive issues. Occupational therapists in Better at Home are supporting early discharge from hospital by developing strategies to optimise safety and independence at home, providing intensive rehabilitation, prescription and implementation of aids and equipment, complex discharge planning, and completing comprehensive occupational therapy assessment and intervention.

The benefits of working within the Occupational Therapy department at Alfred Health include:

• Access to regularly scheduled Professional Development opportunities and cross-campus education, supported by a strong clinical supervision framework.
• A commitment to developing your clinical, non-clinical and leadership skills with a focus on promoting personal development and career progression and providing opportunities to participate in Research and Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Opportunity to work in a supportive organisation with opportunities for personal growth, development and career progression.
• Unique opportunity to gain clinical experience and specialist expertise in a range of clinical areas.
• Roles that allow opportunities for autonomy and leadership for Grade 2 clinicians looking for career progression opportunities into more senior roles.
• Roles that are also well supported to encourage new, emerging or transitioning Grade 2 clinicians to continue to develop their clinical and leadership skills.

Qualifications and skills required

• The ability to work effectively as an Allied Health Professional by being able to demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively within a large multidisciplinary team
• B. App Sc (OT), B. Occupational Therapy, MOT prac or recognised equivalent
• Full Registration with Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (AHPRA)
• Member of OT Australia (or eligibility for membership)
• Minimum three years of clinical experience in Occupational Therapy
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence (unrestricted)

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For any further information please contact Steph Porter, Grade 3 Better@Home Occupational Therapy Stream Leader on (03) 9076 4910 or [email protected]

Applications close 11pm AEST, Monday 13th July 2026. 

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.