Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist Brighter Beginnings Preschool Checks

Join us as a senior clinical leader in the Brighter Beginnings Health and Development Checks in Preschools Service Team, part of the Northern Sydney Local Health District Child, Youth and Family Community Health Service. You’ll work alongside experienced colleagues, playing an essential role in delivering the NSW First 2000 Days Framework to support preschool-aged children and their families in early childhood education settings.

This is a temporary position until 15 August 2027, covering parental leave. A single full-time appointment is preferred, with a job share (3 days / 2 days) considered for suitable applicants. An extension on a part-time basis may be available post August 2027, subject to operational need.

- Access generous staff benefits including salary packaging, fitness passport and more.
- A challenging, inspiring and rewarding role with the opportunity to make a difference.

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time until 1 August 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification:Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration:$2,329.85 - $2,405.34 per week
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ706310

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, compelling and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone.



There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you’ll be working

Royal North Shore Community Health Centre NSLHD Brighter Beginnings

What you’ll be doing

The Senior Occupational Therapist (Level 3) is a key member of the interdisciplinary Brighter Beginnings Health and Development Checks (BBHDC) Preschool Team, within the NSLHD Child, Youth and Family (CYF) Community Health Service. You’ll provide senior clinical leadership within a developmental surveillance screening service for preschool-aged children attending Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services across Northern Sydney.

BBHDC is a collaboration between NSW Health and the NSW Department of Education.



Its purpose is early identification of children’s health and developmental needs before school entry.

You’ll lead across the pre-screening, screening and post-screening phases, with the strongest emphasis on post-screening: reviewing findings, leading outcome classification and referral pathways, providing clinical oversight and escalation for complex or high-risk cases, engaging parents about next steps, and ensuring safe clinical handover to CYF or external services. You’ll bring advanced expertise in paediatric occupational therapy to guide decision-making, and you’ll work in partnership with families, educators and interagency partners, including the Department of Education, and with families from diverse backgrounds and those experiencing vulnerability. When required, you’ll also provide timely clinical assessment and group-based intervention for children identified through screening, within clear scope boundaries aligned with the BBHDC model.

You’ll support and mentor junior clinicians and allied health assistants, plan and allocate screening visits, contribute to protocols, quality improvement and capacity-building for staff, educators and caregivers, and help maintain program fidelity.

Our philosophy of care is child-centred, culturally safe, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming and evidence-based.

This is a temporary position until 15 August 2027. A single full-time appointment is preferred. A job share (3 days / 2 days) may be considered for suitable applicants.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

- A bac

📌 Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist Brighter Beginnings Preschool Checks (St Leonards)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 St Leonards