Complex Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Journey Supports; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured supervision

Safety framework

Pay scale progression

Multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Journey Supports is seeking a Complex Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join our Brunswick East team in Melbourne. This specialist OT role focuses on recovery in everyday life for adults and youths with complex mental health and forensic presentations, with clinical supervision and senior practitioner support.

You will assess functioning, write FCAs and NDIS evidence, deliver goal-directed interventions, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration.
• Minimum 2 years’ OT experience, including adult mental health or psychosocial disability.
• Experience writing FCAs or NDIS evidence reports.
• WWCC, NDIS Worker Screening Check, National Police Check and a driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Assess functioning using COPM, WHODAS, DASS-21 and other standardised measures.
• Write Functional Capacity Assessments, SIL/SDA evidence and NDIS progress reports.
• Deliver goal-directed intervention, including daily living skills, routines, CBT-informed strategies and social skills.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, treating mental health teams, Support Coordinators and justice stakeholders.
• Manage your caseload within participant funding and approved hours.

Skills

OT registration

Mental health focus

Clinical judgement

Rights advocacy

Risk management

CBT/DBT skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

AHPRA registration

Job description

Complex Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Complex Mental Health | Forensic | NDIS Registered

Brunswick East, Melbourne | Full time (minimum 0.8 FTE) | $95,000 – 110,000 + Super+ Tavel + Allowances

About Us

Journey Supports is a registered NDIS provider and part of United Healthcare Group. Our multidisciplinary team of allied health practitioners spans Mental Health Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology and Positive Behaviour Support.

Together, we work with young people and adults with complex mental health and forensic presentations. Our practice is grounded in safety, rights-based decision-making and evidence-based care.

The Role

This is a specialist mental health OT role, focused on what makes recovery possible in everyday life.

You will work with young people and adults with psychosocial disability, many of whom are justice-involved or live in supported, secure or forensic settings. You will help them build routines, daily living skills, coping strategies and meaningful roles.

You will be based at our Brunswick East office alongside the multidisciplinary team, with clinical supervision and senior practitioner support.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess functioning using COPM, WHODAS, DASS-21 and other standardised measures
• Write Functional Capacity Assessments, SIL/SDA evidence and NDIS progress reports
• Deliver goal-directed intervention, including daily living skills, routines, CBT-informed strategies and social skills
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, treating mental health teams, Support Coordinators and justice stakeholders
• Manage your caseload within participant funding and approved hours

About You

You are an Occupational Therapist with a genuine interest in mental health, comfortable working with complexity and risk. You demonstrate sound clinical judgement, raise concerns early, and advocate for your participants’ rights, choice and autonomy.

Degree in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration

Minimum 2 years’ OT experience, including adult mental health or psychosocial disability

Experience writing FCAs or NDIS evidence reports

Current WWCC, NDIS Worker Screening Check, National Police Check and driver’s licence

Forensic, justice, inpatient or secure setting experience

CBT, DBT skills or trauma-informed practice training

Occupational Therapy Australia Mental Health Accreditation

What We Offer

• Structured supervision, reflective practice and senior clinical support
• A strong safety framework, including approved safety plans and a duress system
• Pay scale progression through internal pathways
• A multidisciplinary team that works together around the whole person

Journey Supports is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Find us at: https://journeysupports.com.au/