Provide clinical leadership, guidance and oversight to the Occupational Therapy team, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based services across adult and paediatric populations.

The Occupational Therapy Team Leader is a senior clinical and operational leadership position responsible for overseeing the performance, clinical quality, professional development and service delivery of the Occupational Therapy team at Steps2Life Health.

The role combines advanced clinical practice with team leadership, supervision, mentoring, operational coordination and performance management to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based and client-centred Occupational Therapy services.

The successful candidate must possess a minimum of eight years of clinical Occupational Therapy experience, with substantial hands-on experience across both adult and paediatric populations. This breadth of expertise is essential to effectively lead, supervise and support clinicians delivering services to clients across the lifespan.

The position requires a proactive, commercially aware and clinically experienced professional capable of balancing direct client service delivery with team development, operational efficiency, clinical governance and continuous improvement.

The Team Leader will play a key role in developing clinician capability, strengthening clinical standards, improving operational performance and supporting the sustainable growth of Occupational Therapy services across Steps2Life Health.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, supervise, mentor and develop Occupational Therapists, including graduate and early-career clinicians, through structured supervision, coaching and professional development.
- Oversee clinical assessments, intervention plans, functional capacity assessments, NDIS reporting and documentation to maintain clinical quality, accuracy and compliance.
- Manage team performance, including individual and collective KPIs, billable hours, caseload utilisation, productivity and service delivery expectations.
- Maintain an agreed clinical caseload, delivering assessments, interventions and therapeutic services while balancing leadership and supervisory responsibilities.
- Coordinate caseload allocation, referral management, scheduling and clinical resources to support efficient operations and positive client outcomes.
- Monitor clinician performance, identify development needs and address clinical, professional or operational concerns in collaboration with management.
- Ensure compliance with AHPRA requirements, NDIS Practice Standards, skilled obligations, organisational policies and clinical governance frameworks.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, administration and management to strengthen communication,



service coordination and operational effectiveness.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, graduate development and workforce planning to build a capable and sustainable Occupational Therapy team.
- Identify and implement opportunities for clinical innovation, service expansion, process improvement and continuous quality improvement.
- Foster a positive, accountable and collaborative team culture that promotes professional excellence, employee engagement and client-centred care.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, Steps2Life Health offers a range of professional development, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including:

- Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Annual access to professional development opportunities to support ongoing clinical learning, specialist skills and leadership development.
- Monthly Team Lunches: Regular team lunches designed to encourage collaboration, connection and a positive workplace culture.
- Complimentary Monthly Facials: Access to one complimentary facial treatment each month, subject to availability and applicable conditions.
- Exclusive Aesthetic Treatment Discounts: Generous staff discounts on eligible skin, aesthetic and cosmetic injectable treatments, subject to clinical suitability and applicable conditions.
- Partner Organisation Benefits: Access to exclusive loyalty discounts and special offers through participating partner organisations.
- Career Development and Leadership Opportunities: The opportunity to shape clinical standards, mentor emerging clinicians and contribute to the strategic development of a growing multidisciplinary allied health organisation.

These benefits form part of Steps2Life Health's commitment to supporting employee wellbeing, qualified growth, recognition and long-term career development.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

- A recognised tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- Current general registration as an Occupational Therapist with AHPRA, without conditions incompatible with the inherent requirements of the position.
- A minimum of eight years of post-qualification clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist.
- Substantial hands-on clinical experience working with both adult and paediatric populations, including assessment, intervention planning and ongoing therapeutic support across diverse ages, diagnoses and functional needs.




- Extensive experience within the NDIS and disability sector, including complex functional assessments, capacity-building interventions and multidisciplinary care.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical leadership, supervision, mentoring and professional development of Occupational Therapists.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and the ability to provide guidance on complex adult and paediatric presentations.
- Strong knowledge of functional capacity assessments, assistive technology, sensory processing, activities of daily living and evidence-based interventions across the lifespan.
- Proven ability to oversee clinical quality, caseload management, clinician productivity and team performance.
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, professional standards, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent communication, organisational, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to balance clinical service delivery with leadership and operational responsibilities.

Desirable Experience and Capabilities

- Previous experience as an Occupational Therapy Team Leader, Clinical Lead, Senior Occupational Therapist or Clinical Supervisor.
- Experience managing or coordinating Occupational Therapy teams across multiple clinic locations.
- Experience developing structured graduate programs and clinical supervision frameworks.
- Advanced experience in paediatric disability, neurodevelopmental conditions, sensory processing and complex functional assessments.
- Advanced experience supporting adults with neurological, physical, psychosocial or complex functional needs.
- Experience in service development, clinical governance, operational improvement and workforce planning.
- Familiarity with allied health practice management systems, particularly Splose, and performance reporting platforms.
- Postgraduate qualifications or additional training in clinical leadership, supervision, management or a specialised Occupational Therapy practice area.
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary allied health teams in a private practice or NDIS environment.

Employment Requirements

- Current AHPRA registration.
- Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Valid Working with Children Check.
- National Police Check.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification as required by organisational policy.
- Current Australian driver's licence and capacity to travel between designated clinic locations where reasonably required.

Pay: $110,000.00 – $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Company car
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring program
- Free drinks
- Maternity leave
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Work from home

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Occupational Therapist (North Parramatta)
🏢 STEPS2LIFE CARE
📍 North Parramatta