Mental Health Occupational Therapist

New Ability Health; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development funding

Coffee machine

Social events

On-site gym

Job summary

New Ability Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to focus on mental health, delivering assessment and intervention from our Hamilton practice with home and community visits.

You will work in a multidisciplinary model led by clinical psychologists, with supervision to build your practice and opportunities to pursue Better Access endorsement and senior roles.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in occupational therapy and general AHPRA registration.
• 2+ years of OT experience with a substantial mental health component.
• Confident in functional assessment and clear, defensible report writing (e.g. NDIS).
• Recovery-oriented, trauma-informed practice.
• Better Access endorsement via OT Australia; experience supervising other clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide OT assessment and intervention for adults and youth with mental health impacting daily functioning.
• Deliver services across Better Access, NDIS psychosocial disability, and DVA contexts.
• Collaborate with psychologists, physiotherapists, dietitians and behaviour support practitioners.

Skills

OT

Mental health

Clinical supervision

NDIS reporting

Education

Tertiary OT qualification

Job description

Ready to level up your mental health OT career?

You're an OT who wants mental health to be your core work - not something squeezed in between equipment prescriptions and home mods. You want to work alongside psychologists, have supervision that actually builds your practice, and step into a role with the autonomy (and reward) of a specialist.

The role

You'll provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention for adults and young people whose mental health is affecting their daily functioning, roles and participation. Your caseload will span:

Better Access (Medicare) - focussed psychological strategies for endorsed OTs (or those working towards endorsement)

NDIS psychosocial disability - functional capacity assessments, recovery-oriented goal work and capacity building

DVA - mental health and functional support for veterans

Collaborative care - shared cases with our psychologists, physiotherapists, dietitians and behaviour support practitioners

Services are delivered from our Hamilton practice and OT gym space, with home and community visits where they serve the client.

Why New Ability Health

Mental health is our core business. NAH is led by clinical psychologists - your work sits inside a genuine multidisciplinary model of psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and dietetics, not on the edge of it.

Supervision that grows you. Regular OT clinical supervision from our Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, case consultation with our psychology team, and support to obtain Better Access endorsement if you don't yet hold it.

A real career path. Pathways into senior clinical, supervision, education and leadership roles as you grow.

Admin that has your back. Reception and practice management handle bookings, billing and funding paperwork so you can focus on clients.

Flexibility and reward. Full-time, part-time or contract. $90,000 - $120,000 + super depending on experience (upper end for Better Access-endorsed or senior applicants).

Invest in you. Professional development funding, a professional coffee machine, social events, and an on-site gym!

About you

Tertiary qualifications in occupational therapy and general AHPRA registration

2+ years' OT experience with a substantial mental health component

Confident in functional assessment and clear, defensible report writing (e.g. NDIS)

Recovery-oriented, trauma-informed practice

Highly regarded: Better Access to Mental Health endorsement via OT Australia; experience in community mental health, psychosocial disability or veterans' mental health; experience supervising other clinicians

Requirements

NDIS Worker Screening Check, NSW Working with Children Check, National Police Check, NSW driver's licence and insured vehicle (work travel reimbursed). Australian citizenship or permanent residency is required.

For a confidential chat about the role, contact Aimee Prosser, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, on 02 4926 9*** or *******@newabilityhealth.com.au.