- Pay
- $75–91k
- Where
- VIC - Melbourne, CBD & Inner Suburbs
- Level
- New grad
Job Description:
Mental Health Occupational Therapy Graduate Program
Dec 2026 Commencement
Grade 2 Occupational Therapist (new classification as per 2024 - 2028 Mental Health Enterprise Bargaining Agreement)
Strong reflective practice, professional development and learning opportunities
Supported learning across a range of mental health settings
Two-year position, with support for career progression to permanent employment at St Vincent’s Health towards the completion of the program.
About St Vincent’s Mental Health
St Vincent’s Mental Health Service is an area-based mental health service operating in the inner-city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. It includes a range of inpatient, residential and community-based programs, providing treatment to adults and older adults who experience acute and complex mental health issues. Multidisciplinary teams provide a range of clinical and therapeutic interventions underpinned by a strong commitment to recovery focused practice and person-centred care.
About the Roles
As a participant of the St Vincent’s Mental Health Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, you will be provided with the opportunity to participate in a rotational program. This program is designed to support new graduate occupational therapists to develop mental health competencies and successfully transition to practice in mental health on completion of the program. The position is fixed term and will end after twenty-four months.
The positions are supported by an established Allied Health graduate program with a strong focus on growth learning, reflective practice, supervision and self-care. The positions are embedded in clinical settings, working closely with Grade 3 and Senior Occupational Therapists as part of multi-disciplinary teams. These positions will rotate through various areas of St Vincent’s Mental Health Service and will include Adult Community Mental Health Clinics, Residential Recovery Services as well as Adult and Older Adult Acute Inpatient Units. Rotations are either 6 or 12 months in length across two years. Rotations seek to enable learning and development in real-life practice settings in positive and supported environments.
Extensive learning and development opportunities are provided by an Occupational Therapy Educator. This will include regular individual and peer supervision, localised mentoring and regular professional development opportunities within the wider Mental Health Occupational Therapy Team.
Following the two-year graduate program you will be supported to apply for ongoing employment opportunities within St Vincent’s Mental Health.
Inline with Recommendation 57 from The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, these positions seek to build the capacity of the public mental health workforce, to attract Occupational Therapists who are passionate about a career in mental health. The roles also provide an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the lives of consumers with a mental illness, and their families and carers.
Classifications for this position will range from Occupational Therapist Grade 2 YB20 - AJ10 ($ 74,885 - $91,098 per annum)
The Allied Health Graduate Program offers:
Regular rotations, offering experiences in a variety of mental health clinical settings
Regular individual and group reflective supervision and support from an Occupational Therapy Clinical Educator and the Allied Health New Graduate team
Regular targeted professional development opportunities and support to develop individual learning
Opportunities to engage in meetings, networking and professional development with your colleagues from the wider Mental Health Service and Occupational Therapy team.
Why Work in Mental Health at St Vincent’s?
Be a part of service-wide implementation of Victoria’s Royal Commission recommendations in Mental Health
Work with people who are passionate about recovery.
Experience a positive work culture within an historical, values-based organisation originally…