Mental Health Occupational Therapist (Hybrid Community & Clinic Role)

Join the Mind Plasticity & Apt Psychosocial Services Team

Mind Plasticity is a leading private mental health practice providing evidence-based services across Sydney and the NSW Central Coast. Working alongside our NDIS-registered sister organisation, Apt Psychosocial Services, we support people experiencing mental health challenges, psychosocial disability and complex functional needs through both mainstream and NDIS-funded pathways.

Our multidisciplinary teams include Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Neuropsychologists, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses, Behaviour Support Practitioners, Education Liaison Officers, Psychosocial Recovery Coaches, Allied Health Assistants and Support Workers. This integrated service model creates unique opportunities for clinicians to work across mental health and NDIS settings while receiving strong multidisciplinary support and supervision.

We support adolescents, adults and older adults experiencing a range of mental health, psychosocial and functional challenges, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma, psychosis, neurodevelopmental conditions, school refusal, social isolation and complex psychosocial disability.

Due to continued growth across both services, we are seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for mental health to join our team in a flexible hybrid role.

About the Role

This position offers the opportunity to work across both mainstream mental health and NDIS-funded services, supporting clients in clinic, community and telehealth settings.

We recognise that experienced clinicians value flexibility and work-life balance. We are therefore open to discussing:

- Permanent employee or contractor arrangements
- Full-time or part-time hours
- Flexible working days and schedules
- Hybrid work-from-home, community and clinic-based practice
- The caseload is geographically clustered across Sydney and the NSW Central Coast to minimise travel and maximise clinical efficiency.





Key Responsibilities

- Conduct comprehensive functional, psychosocial and environmental assessments
- Complete high-quality clinical and NDIS reports, recommendations and documentation
- Develop and implement evidence-based occupational therapy interventions
- Deliver services in clinic, community, home and telehealth settings
- Support clients experiencing mental health conditions and psychosocial disability
- Facilitate recovery-oriented, strengths-based goal planning
- Collaborate with families, carers, support coordinators, healthcare providers, DCJ, schools and other stakeholders
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and group program initiatives where appropriate
- Participate in intake, care coordination and multidisciplinary case discussions

Professional Support & Development

We are committed to supporting clinician wellbeing, professional growth and career progression.

You will receive:

- Structured supervision twice weekly
- Access to multidisciplinary case consultation and peer review
- Clinical support from experienced senior mental health clinicians
- Opportunities to develop advanced skills in mental health and psychosocial disability practice
- Ongoing professional development and continuing education support
- A collaborative and supportive team culture that values flexibility, autonomy and clinical excellence

About You

You are an Occupational Therapist with a minimum of two years' clinical experience and a genuine passion for mental health practice.

- Bachelor or Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist




- Minimum two years' post-graduate occupational therapy experience
- Demonstrated experience working with people experiencing mental health conditions and/or psychosocial disability
- Experience delivering services within community-based, clinic and telehealth settings
- Strong clinical reasoning, assessment, report writing and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively within a hybrid work-from-home, community and clinic model
- Ability to manage a geographically clustered caseload across Sydney and the NSW Central Coast
- Current Australian Driver Licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current National Criminal History Check
- Professional Indemnity Insurance (for contractors) or ability to obtain
- Full Australian working rights

Highly Desirable

- Experience working with NDIS participants, particularly those with psychosocial disability
- Mental Health Occupational Therapist endorsement (or working towards endorsement)
- Occupational Therapy Australia membership
- Experience facilitating groups and recovery-oriented programs
- Knowledge of contemporary NDIS, psychosocial recovery and mental health frameworks

Why Join Us?

- Flexible employment options tailored to your lifestyle and career goals
- Choice of employee or contractor engagement
- Full-time or part-time opportunities available
- Hybrid work model with genuine autonomy
- Twice-weekly supervision and multidisciplinary support
- Diverse and meaningful caseload across mental health and NDIS sectors
- Opportunities to develop specialist expertise in mental health and psychosocial disability
- Collaborative, values-driven culture focused on innovation, career development and excellent client outcomes

If you are an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to build your career within a supportive, progressive and flexible mental health service, we would love to hear from you.

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📌 Mental Health Occupational Therapist (New South Wales)
🏢 Mind Plasticity
📍 New South Wales