Lead Occupational Therapist – Western Sydney Team

Ability Action Australia; Penrith; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Referral bonuses

Extra leave options

Corporate discounts

Flexible hours

PD allowance

Performance rewards

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to lead the Penrith team across Western Sydney, providing supervision and mentorship to graduates while delivering high-quality therapeutic services.

You will balance leadership duties with a varied caseload, enjoy true flexibility in hours, and benefit from a supportive, performance-driven environment. Excellent salary packaging and PD allowances are included.

Qualifications

• Current Certified Practising Membership with AHPRA.
• Leadership capability with experience guiding and supervising clinicians.
• Strong organisational skills to balance leadership duties with a varied caseload.
• Proactive approach with a focus on improvement and trying new ideas.
• Experience delivering high-quality services within the disability sector.

Responsibilities

• Build a collaborative, supportive team environment that drives high-quality clinical outcomes.
• Support graduate and early career Occupational Therapist through clinical supervision, mentoring and professional development.
• Provide leadership across scheduling, referral allocation and workflow optimisation.
• Manage your own caseload and deliver timely, high-quality therapeutic services.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Organisational skills

Disability sector experience

Proactive improvement

Job description

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, with a multi-disciplinary team approach, tailored to the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Job Description

We are looking for anOccupational Therapist with to lead our Penrith team of clinicians across Western Sydney.

In this role you will:

• Build a collaborative, supportive team environment that drives high-quality clinical outcomes
• Support graduate and early career Occupational Therapistthrough clinical supervision, mentoring and professional development
• Provide leadership across scheduling, referral allocation and workflow optimisation
• Manage your own caseload and deliver timely, high-quality therapeutic services

What's in it for you?

• Great benefitsincluding salary packaging, referral bonuses, extra leave purchase options and corporate discounts
• True flexibilityto choose the hours and days that suit your lifestyle
• Competitive packagewith industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance rewards
• Balanced work stylecombining work from home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Genuine supportwith weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and senior clinician guidance
• Career growththrough tailored training, professional development and pathways across Ability Action Australia and MedHealth

Qualifications

To be successful you will have:

• Current Certified Practising Membership with AHPRA
• Leadership capability with experience guiding and supervising clinicians
• Strong organisational skills to balance leadership duties with a varied caseload
• Proactive approach with a focus on improvement and trying new ideas
• Experience delivering high-quality services within the disability sector

Additional Information

If this sounds like you click on the Apply button, no cover letter required!

Not ready to apply? You can get in touch with Lisa Hodge on 0448 546 107 or [e-mail] .

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You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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