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NHULUNBUY

EAST ARNHEM LAND

NORTHERN TERRITORY

LIFE-CHANGING WORK. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

If you are looking for a role where your clinical skills genuinely change lives, Arnhem Allied Health offers something increasingly rare: the opportunity to deliver meaningful healthcare while living and working in one of Australia’s most culturally significant and breathtaking regions.

Here, your work is not about helping people fit into a healthcare system. It is about helping healthcare reach people where they belong.

You will join a multidisciplinary allied health team working across Nhulunbuy and East Arnhem Land. Depending on your caseload, your week may include clinic-based care, schools, community settings, telehealth, aged care and outreach to remote communities.

Our structured 100-Day Onboarding Program is designed to help you progressively build confidence in our systems, communities, service pathways and way of working.

THE ROLE

As a senior occupational therapist, you will provide high-quality occupational therapy services across clinic, community and remote settings while working as part of Arnhem Allied Health’s multidisciplinary allied health team.

The role combines autonomous clinical practice with opportunities to contribute to the ongoing development, collaboration and quality of occupational therapy services.

Key responsibilities:

- Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy assessments that consider the cultural, functional and individual needs of clients, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.
- Develop and maintain accurate clinical records, including assessment findings, therapy plans and progress notes.
- Provide evidence-based interventions to support independence, functional capacity and participation in everyday activities.
- Develop individualised therapy plans and use appropriate therapeutic techniques and strategies, equipment and environmental modifications.




- Collaborate with physiotherapists, speech pathologists and other healthcare professionals.
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
- Review client progress, adapt therapy plans and participate in case conferences and multidisciplinary meetings.
- Deliver culturally respectful services across Nhulunbuy and remote East Arnhem Land communities.

Preferred start date: Before 1 December

SALARY AND INCENTIVES

Full-time, HP Level 2.1–2.4:
$110,335.10–$121,633.08 base salary plus superannuation.

Plus:

- $5,000 sign-on bonus
- Up to $10,000 relocation assistance via Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN)
- Heavily subsidised accommodation at $200 per week

WHY ARNHEM ALLIED HEALTH

PURPOSE — Work that matters.

Our clinicians help take allied healthcare to people where they live, supporting access to care while people remain connected to country, community, family and cultural responsibilities.

GROWTH — Become a remarkable clinician.

Build clinical reasoning, adaptability, cultural responsiveness, autonomous practice and multidisciplinary capability across varied clinical settings.

LIFE — Build a life outside work too.

East Arnhem Land offers extraordinary natural beauty, outdoor adventure and a close community. Where operationally available, adaptable work patterns can support a genuine quality of life.

SUPPORT — Grow with structure.

Our 100-Day Onboarding Program includes clear procedures, supervision, shadowing, staged independence and ongoing clinical leadership.

WHAT WE OFFER

- A four-day work week
- Five weeks’ annual leave
- Access to fleet vehicles to facilitate community-based therapy sessions
- One week of paid professional development leave
- Paid birthday leave
- Four weeks’ paid parental leave
- Access to additional NTPHN scholarships and bursaries $20,000

Our comprehensive wellbeing package includes:

- Free 24/7 gym membership
- Free physiotherapy
- Free massage
- Complimentary Employee Assistan

📌 Occupational Therapist (Australia)
🏢 Arnhem Allied Health Centre
📍 Australia