Job Description
As our #AAA team continues to grow, we're looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Newcastle and Hunter region. Depending on your location, you'll have the opportunity to work close to home .
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As an experienced clinician, you'll bring your expertise to a supportive and collaborative environment where you can make a meaningful impact in the lives of your participants, contribute to team development, and continue growing professionally.
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Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
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Assess participants' developmental, cognitive, emotional, psychological and physical function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
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Interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
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Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to help participants enhance their quality of life and meet their goals
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Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance
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Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to support participant outcomes
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Caseload will be tailored to your experience, interests and professional goals
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Support the growth and development of graduates and early career clinicians.
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To be successful in this role you will have:
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Current Occupational Therapy membership with AHPRA
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Experience as an Occupational Therapist or Senior Occupational Therapist beyond graduation
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Passionate about community‐based support for people with disability
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Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
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Thrives in a cooperative, multidisciplinary team environment
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Desire to mentor graduates and early career clinicians
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As you support many, we support you. You'll enjoy:
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Exceptional benefits including salary packaging, referral incentives, additional leave purchase options and exclusive corporate discounts
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Real flexibility to design your work hours and days around your lifestyle
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A competitive package featuring an industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance incentives
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A balanced way of working with a mix of home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
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Meaningful clinical support through weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance from senior clinicians
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Clear career development with tailored training, ongoing professional development and career pathways across Ability Action Australia & MedHealth
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You are welcome here.
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Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.
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We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

📌 Senior Occupational Therapist (New South Wales)
🏢 Medhealth3
📍 New South Wales