Job Description
Professional Lead Occupational Therapist
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Lead and shape the future of our growing paediatric OT team
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Access To Therapy | Springfield & Ipswich, QLD
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Are you an experienced paediatric Occupational Therapist looking for a leadership role where you can genuinely influence the way a growing OT team works?
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Access To Therapy is a growing paediatric allied health practice based in South East Queensland. We currently have a multidisciplinary team working across our Springfield clinic and the community, and we are preparing to open a current Ipswich site.
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We are looking for an experienced paediatric OT to become our Professional Lead Occupational Therapist, providing professional leadership to our small but growing OT team across both sites.
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This is a role for someone who enjoys clinical leadership, mentoring and building great teams — without the operational management responsibilities that often come with a traditional Team Leader role.
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About the opportunity
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We have significant growth ahead.
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Over the next four months, we expect to welcome five internationally trained clinicians across Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology, adding further depth to our multidisciplinary team.
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At the same time, we are launching our new Ipswich site, which will have a Speech Pathologist as its Site Lead.
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We are therefore looking for an Occupational Therapist who can take professional leadership of our OT discipline across both Springfield and Ipswich.
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You will help shape what our OT team looks like as we grow — from supporting clinicians and establishing good clinical systems through to deciding what equipment, assessments and resources our team needs to provide high‐quality paediatric therapy.
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What you'll be responsible for
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This is primarily a professional and clinical leadership role, rather than an operational management position.
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You will:
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Provide professional leadership to our Occupational Therapy team across two sites
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Provide or coordinate clinical supervision and mentoring
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Support the development of junior and early‐career OTs
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Help establish consistent clinical standards and approaches across the OT team
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Support onboarding and professional development of new clinicians, including internationally trained OTs
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Identify training and professional development needs within the team
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Help develop clinical resources, assessment pathways and intervention approaches
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Have input into which standardised assessments, therapy equipment and clinical resources the OT team needs
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Help develop our OT assessment and reporting practices
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Participate in recruitment and interviews for future OT team members
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Help identify the skills and experience we need as the OT team continues to grow
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Support a positive, collaborative OT culture across Springfield and Ipswich
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Work alongside the Speech Pathology and broader multidisciplinary leadership team
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Maintain a clinical caseload and remain connected to the work of our children and families
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What you won't be responsible for
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We want to be clear about this.
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This is not an operations manager role.
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You won't be expected to manage:
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Staff rostering
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Payroll
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Invoicing
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General administration
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Business finances
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Day‐to‐day practice operations
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Our goal is for you to focus on what you do best — Occupational Therapy, clinical leadership and developing clinicians.
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About you
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We are looking for an experienced paediatric Occupational Therapist who is ready to take the next step into professional leadership.
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You will ideally have:
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AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist
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Strong paediatric OT experience
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Experience working with children with developmental delay and/or disability
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A genuine interest in clinical supervision and developing other clinicians
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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An interest in building clinical systems and resources
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The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
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A practical, solutions‐focused approach
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The confidence to help shape a growing OT discipline rather than simply follow an established model
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You don't necessarily need to have held a formal Team Leader title before.
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We're more interested in someone who has strong clinical experience, good judgement and a genuine desire to help other OTs grow.
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Why Access To Therapy?
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We are building something deliberately different.
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Our philosophy is centred around Access, Empathy and Hope — for the children and families we support, but also for the people who work with us.
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As we grow, we want to maintain a workplace where clinicians are supported, have opportunities to develop, and can do great clinical work without unnecessary layers of administration.
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You'll be joining at an exciting stage of our development:
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Established Springfield clinic
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New Ipswich site launching
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Growing paediatric OT team
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Expanding multidisciplinary team
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Five internationally trained OT and Speech Pathology clinicians expected to join over the next four months
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Opportunity to help shape the clinical direction of our OT discipline across two sites
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Strong opportunity for future professional leadership as the team grows
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The role
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Position: Professional Lead Occupational Therapist
n Location: Springfield & Ipswich, QLD
n Employment: Full-time preferred, with flexibility for the right candidate
n Salary: $120,000 + superannuation
n Caseload: Yes — with dedicated time for professional leadership responsibilities
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If you're an experienced paediatric OT who wants to lead clinicians, develop a discipline and help shape a growing practice, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Lead Occupational Therapist (Queensland)
🏢 Access to Therapy
📍 Queensland