Occupational Therapist - New Graduate

About the role

Kickstart your career as an Occupational Therapist with Metro North Health in our 2026 New Graduate program. Based across a range of Metro North Health facilities, you'll rotate through diverse clinical areas, delivering evidence-based care to support patients' independence and quality of life. Working as part of an interprofessional team, you'll gain hands-on experience in assessment, intervention, patient education, discharge planning, and quality improvement projects, all under the guidance of senior clinicians. This temporary full-time HP3.1 role offers professional development opportunities, supervision, and the chance to contribute to a dynamic service that values teamwork, learning, and patient-centred care.

About you

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated new graduate Occupational Therapists who are eager to learn and grow within a supportive health service. You will bring:

• A commitment to delivering patient-centred, evidence-based care.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to work effectively within interprofessional teams.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, time management, and adaptability across diverse clinical settings.
• A willingness to participate in supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing professional development.
• Genuine enthusiasm for contributing to the health and wellbeing of our diverse Metro North communities.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services;  and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research.

Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees.

We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers