Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist | Contractor | Earn up to $138 per hour

Are you an experienced paediatric Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into clinical leadership - without sacrificing work flexibility or earning potential?

This is your opportunity to join a passionate and supportive team as a Clinical Lead OT as a contractor, offering autonomy, high hourly rates, and the chance to shape clinical excellence across the organisation.

Why You’ll Love This Role?

- Leadership with Flexibility: Step into a leadership role without rigid hours. Enjoy the freedom to manage your own schedule while supporting and supervising junior clinicians.
- High Earning Potential: Contractor rate of $95 - $138 per hour, depending on the clientele served and the period of time you've worked within the business.
- No KPIs: Get paid for the hours you work – no arbitrary targets or caseload minimums.
- 1 Day Leadership Focus: Dedicate one day per week (~6 hours) to clinical leadership, including supervision of two junior OTs and facilitating PD sessions for the broader OT team (total of four OTs).
- Flexible Service Delivery: Mix of clinic-based and community services based on client needs, with access to telehealth consults and work-from-home options for admin.
- Modern, Purpose‑Built Clinics: Work from well‑resourced clinics near Lutwyche and Underwood, designed with paediatric therapy in mind.

Your Role

As a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, you will provide individual and group‑based therapy to children and adolescents, using a holistic approach to support their functioning, participation, and overall wellbeing. You’ll have full autonomy to manage your schedule and tailor therapy plans to meet each child’s unique needs.

This position follows an 80% caseload to 20% leadership model.



You will maintain a paediatric caseload while contributing to the strategic and clinical direction of the service. Leadership responsibilities equate to one day per week (approximately 6 hours) and are paid at a rate of $125-$130 per hour depending on your experience.

Leadership responsibilities include:

- Clinical supervision for 1–2 junior OTs
- Coordinating and delivering professional development and peer supervision
- Cross‑disciplinary collaboration with the Psychology Team Lead
- Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and clinical development
- Driving quality improvement initiatives and reporting outcomes to management
- Contributing to marketing, team planning, and business strategy as Key OT Team Lead

Caseload and Contractor Rates

Your caseload will be a mix of NDIS and private clients, offering robust variety and clinical diversity. Billing is based on the following fee structure:

- NDIS Clients: $193.99 per hour
- Private Clients:
- Initial Consultation: $265
- Standard Consultation: $230

As a contractor, your earnings are based on a tiered percentage model that increases over time:

- First 3 months: 50% of the billable rate
- After 3 months: Increases to 55%
- After 6 months: Increases to 60% ongoing
- Leadership Responsibilities: $125-$130 per hour

In addition, report writing is paid at 75% of the billable rate, with flexibility to complete reports from home to maximise your in‑clinic hours.

Requirements

- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Previous experience supervising junior clinicians
- AHPRA registration
- Unrestricted working rights in Australia
- Drivers licence and own vehicle

Referral Bonus

We offer $300 to you if you refer a friend/colleague who we help into a new role!

Additional Information

- Clinical Leadership with the Flexibility; choose how much you work and when
- Contractor rate $95 - $138 per hour
- Hybrid Work Settings; Clinic, Community & Telehealth

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📌 Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist | Contractor | Earn up to $138 per hour (Queensland)
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