Occupational Therapist Graduate Grade 1 - Mental Health
- Bendigo, VIC
- Contract
- Full-time
- Support for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties
Salary per hour (exc. super): $2,783.20
Hours per fortnight: 80 Hours (includes ADO every 4 weeks)
Employment Status: Fixed Term Full Time - (January 2027)Closing date: 14/09/2025The Graduate Program provides an opportunity for newly registered Occupational Therapists to make the transition to professional practice in a structured and supported 12 month program. Each graduate is offered two, six month clinical rotations in two areas of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. The program encourages consolidation of mental health skills and knowledge within a holistic multidiscipline framework that also includes lived experience workers.Graduates are expected to attend a study day once a month facilitated by the Mental Health Professional Development Unit and to complete and submit all the required assessment tasks and hurdle requirements to receive a certificate of completion.You will:
- Recognise the needs of the individual and plan, implement, document and evaluate occupational therapy assessments and treatments for an identified patient group
- Work within a multidisciplinary team and assist in meeting unit/program and organisational objectives to provide high quality, specialist clinical services that focus on consumer recovery
- Actively engage in formal training, regular supervision, reflective practice opportunities, on-the-job learning and development activities within the targeted graduate development program
Occupational Therapist Graduate (OT1, Yr3) fixed term positions. Applicants will complete a rotational program in Mental HealthWorking with Bendigo HealthBendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program