New Graduate Occupational Therapist

Community OT | Rehabilitation | Medicolegal

$80,000–$90,000

- Super
- 40–43% Commission Structure
- PD
- Wellness
- Fuel Card

Benefits

- $80,000–$90,000 base salary + super, depending on experience
- 40–43% commission structure, providing the opportunity to increase your earnings as your caseload and confidence develop
- $2,000 annual Professional Development allowance – you choose the clinical areas you want to develop
- $500 annual Wellness & Burnout Allowance for activities and hobbies outside of work
- Fuel card supplied for work-related travel + Resources, assessment equipment and therapy kits provided

- Structured New Graduate Program with progressive caseload development

- Weekly clinical education and case discussions.
- Exposure to experienced Occupational Therapists across different areas of practice
- Career pathways into Neurological OT, Complex Assistive Technology, Rehabilitation Consulting & Return to Work, Medicolegal Assessment and Mental Health OT
- Four weeks annual leave plus personal leave entitlements
- Birthday leave and reward structures providing opportunities to accumulate additional paid leave

About Us & Your Opportunity

Your first Occupational Therapy role should give you the opportunity to discover what kind of OT you actually want to become.

At Live Right Health Group, we don't expect a New Graduate Occupational Therapist to walk through the door knowing everything.

We expect you to be curious, willing to learn and passionate about becoming a great clinician. We'll help with the rest.

Our New Graduate Occupational Therapists have the opportunity to progressively develop experience across three areas of practice:

- Community Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Consulting & Return to Work
- Medicolegal Occupational Therapy & Functional Assessment

You won't be expected to become competent across everything immediately. Your caseload will develop progressively based on your confidence, competency and interests, with mentoring and supervision provided as you move into new areas of practice.

Early in your career, you may spend more time developing your foundations in community Occupational Therapy before progressively gaining exposure to workplace rehabilitation, Functional Capacity Evaluations, complex assessments and medicolegal work.

The goal isn't to make you do everything. It's to give you enough exposure,



mentoring and opportunity to eventually decide where you want your OT career to go.

What Could Your Career Look Like?

One day you may be working with an NDIS participant to improve independence within their home. Another may involve completing an ADL or functional assessment and recommending equipment or environmental modifications.

As your experience develops, you could be attending a workplace to understand an injured worker's job demands and assist with their return to work. Later in your development, you may learn to complete Functional Capacity Evaluations, complex Assistive Technology assessments or contribute to comprehensive medicolegal assessments and reports.

That diversity means you can build broad foundations as a New Graduate before deciding whether you want to specialise.

Live Right Health Group delivers services throughout Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast , providing opportunities across community rehabilitation, disability, occupational rehabilitation and medicolegal services.

Our Approach to New Graduates

We know the transition from university to clinical practice can be significant.

You won't be expected to manage the same complexity or caseload as an experienced Occupational Therapist from day one.

Your development will focus on:

- Building confidence with assessment and clinical reasoning
- Learning how to structure an effective OT assessment
- Developing intervention planning skills
- Learning professional documentation and report writing
- Understanding different funding systems
- Developing stakeholder communication skills
- Learning Assistive Technology prescription progressively
- Managing your diary and caseload effectively
- Recognising when you need assistance
- Gradually increasing clinical complexity as your competency develops

As you progress, your caseload and responsibilities progress with you.

A Team That Invests in You

Our New Graduate Program is designed to give you access to clinicians who genuinely enjoy teaching.





Your development may include:

- Weekly clinical education
- Structured 1:1 mentoring
- Internal case conferences
- Shadowing opportunities
- Joint assessments where appropriate
- Clinical reasoning sessions
- Report-writing support
- Assistive Technology mentoring
- Neurological OT mentoring
- Occupational rehabilitation mentoring
- Medicolegal supervision as you progress
- Complex case discussions
- External professional development
- Open-door support from senior clinicians

Most importantly, you are not expected to know what you haven't been taught yet.

We want you to ask questions.

What You'll Be Doing

Initially, your role will focus on developing strong foundations in Occupational Therapy practice.

Depending on your caseload and stage of development, this may include:

- Completing functional and occupational performance assessments
- Assessing activities of daily living and independence
- Developing goal-directed intervention programs
- Working with participants in their homes and communities
- Supporting clients with physical, neurological, cognitive and psychosocial presentations
- Completing basic Assistive Technology assessments and progressing toward more complex prescription
- Developing recommendations to improve independence, safety and participation
- Communicating with clients, families and support networks
- Liaising with Support Coordinators, Plan Managers, GPs and other health professionals
- Preparing clinical reports and recommendations
- Learning to navigate NDIS, DVA, Support at Home, WorkCover, CTP and other funding systems
- Participating in multidisciplinary case discussions

Our Team Rules

Our approach is built around a few straightforward principles:

- Staff come first.
- Flexibility creates quality.
- Therapists should develop in areas they genuinely enjoy.
- Burnout prevention matters.
- Asking for help is part of becoming a great clinician.
- Being part of a team should genuinely feel like being part of a team.

We want our New Graduates to become confident, independent clinicians without feeling like they had to survive their first year to get there.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

- A New Graduate Occupational Therapist or early-career OT
- AHPRA registered or eligible for registration
- Curious and genuinely interested in learning

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📌 New Graduate Occupational Therapist (Queensland)
🏢 Live Right Health Group
📍 Queensland