Temporary Full Time Senior Occupational Therapist position available - Cairns Based!

GIVE US A CALL - The hiring manager Natalie Bellew (0418 163 035) would love to hear from you and discuss the role further. Whilst a temporary appointment up to July 2025 would be preferred, Torres and Cape would consider accommodating a shorter term engagement for candidates wanting to experience the unique rewards and challenges of remote work. Find out if remote working suits your lifestyle before making a longer term commitment.

Tell me more...This role will provide you with an opportunity for personal and professional growth! While the position is based in Cairns, you will have the unique opportunity to perform outreach services with a close team of clinicians to the Torres Stait Islands and Cape York regions. You will work in collaboration with existing rural generalist clinicians in the hub sites of Weipa, Cooktown and Thursday Island through the provision of work skill sharing, education and peer supervision. 

Professional and personal motivators!

As an Allied Health professional working in Cairns and performing outreach services, your contribution in helping treat, rehabilitate and improve the lives of patients is huge!

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences, and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Meet the team!

Join the Child Development Service (CDS) team and experience the difference a supportive team can make in your career journey. The team is dedicated to lifting each other up, celebrating successes and tackling challenges together.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base comprising salary between $124,435.00 - $133,901.00 p.a – you may be eligible for additional benefits Allied health salaries | Careers ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/allied-health-careers/salary-and-benefits )
• Competitive salary packaging: In addition to a base wage, we also provide a generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and have salary packaging options Salary packaging | Careers (health.qld.gov.au) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/salary-and-benefits/salary-packaging ).
• Work / Life balance, variety and flexibility
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Professional Development: Our training is recognised as some of the best in the world
• Relocation incentives

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• A warm climate - choose Cairns for your next career move ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ShTVsxjVQ ) 
• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes. See Torres Strait Islands geographical map (PDF)(PDF) ( https://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/2901446/tchhs-torres-strait-npa-map.pdf ) / Cape York geographical map (PDF)(PDF) ( https://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/2901443/tchhs-cape-york-map.pdf )
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture
• Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS ( https://www.torres-cape.health.qld.gov.au/ ) and the Torres Strait ( https://www.tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/where-to-go/torres-strait ) and Cooktown and Cape York ( https://www.tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/where-to-go/cape-york ) regions on the Tropical North Queensland website
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How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Do you need more information? Simply call the contact person listed on the role description.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.