About the role
Mater Occupational Therapy department are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join the team on a 12 month full-time, maximum term contract located at our South Brisbane campus.
The Occupational Therapy department at Mater Health provides a broad range of public and private acute health services with adults, women’s health, neonatology, children and adolescent services.
The Lymphoedema team provides highly specialised outpatient clinical services for patients with lymphoedema and vascular conditions and provides a consultative role for inpatients.
The lymphoedema service is a multi-disciplinary service incorporating occupational therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy assistants. As a senior clinician in the Lymphoedema service you will deliver high level clinical services within the lymphoedema caseload. Additionally, you will provide mentorship or supervision within the department in your area of clinical expertise and lead quality improvements to continuously enhance and support patient centred, evidence based care.
Salary range: $64.64 - $69.55 per hour plus 12% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
Typical duties for the role include:
- Independently manage specialist lymphoedema out patient caseload.
- Utilise specialist knowledge and clinical judgement to manage complex clinical presentations
- Provide specialist lymphoedema advice to the OT team and MDT.
- Provide delegation, supervision, training and support to less experienced health practitioners, allied health assistants, students, support staff and volunteers in the delivery of lymphoedema clinical services
- Contribute to the development of new and existing services and procedures that support high quality patient care and efficient and cost effective service delivery within area of clinical expertise.
- Contribute to the management and prioritisation of the team’s workload.
- Identify, initiate, plan and evaluate quality and service improvement activities to achieve positive outcomes for clinical services and patients
- Actively contribute to the research culture and collaborate on clinical research activities.
- Provide clinical lymphoedema advice within professional and multidisciplinary teams and when liaising with patients, families/carers and external agencies
- Positively represent the Lymphoedema service within multidisciplinary team and external stakeholders
About you
To be successful in this role, ideally you will have:
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Accredited Lymphoedema training
- Eligibility with AHPRA
- Eligibility to receive a Medicare provider number
- Eligibility for accreditation with the ALA practice register (desirable)
- Demonstrated high level of knowledge, clinical practice and use of clinical judgement in delivery of complex lymphoedema and vascular clinical services
- Demonstrated high level of knowledge in treatment of lymphoedema and vascular conditions including therapy devices such as intermittent pneumatic compression, negative pressure devices and complex garment prescription
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
- Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on-site parking
- Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
- Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
Applications close on 12th September 2025. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW! If you wish to discuss this role, please contact Maree Lalor, Team Leader on 07 3163 6000.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
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