Flexible Contractor OT: Impactful and Autonomous

Healthcarelink Support; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcarelink Support is seeking an Occupational Therapist Contractor to deliver client-centred care across NDIS, Medicare, aged care, and private clients in Ballarat, Victoria. The role offers flexibility, autonomy, and collaboration within a supportive team.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, goal-directed care planning, and trauma-informed interventions across lifespan, with a flexible caseload and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate experience in community, disability, private practice, or trauma-informed settings preferred.
• Strong clinical reasoning and assessment/intervention planning skills.
• Experience working within NDIS frameworks and documentation standards.
• Confident working both independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive functional, sensory, psychosocial, and environmental assessments
• Develop goal-directed, culturally responsive care plans with clients and families
• Deliver trauma-informed, occupation-based interventions focused on independence and empowerment
• Support clients with self-care, community participation, mobility, and daily living goals
• Work with clients across physical, cognitive, developmental, and psychosocial presentations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary and community teams for holistic care delivery
• Use evidence-based tools to monitor outcomes and support continuous improvement
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and best practice service delivery
• Manage your own flexible caseload with support from a collaborative team

Education

Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy

Current AHPRA registration

Tools

Clinical reasoning

NDIS documentation

Job description

Healthcarelink Support is seeking an Occupational Therapist Contractor to deliver client-centred care across NDIS, Medicare, aged care, and private clients in Ballarat, Victoria. The role offers flexibility, autonomy, and collaboration within a supportive team.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, goal-directed care planning, and trauma-informed interventions across lifespan, with a flexible caseload and opportunities for professional development.