Occupational Therapist

Smart Moves Healthcare; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or allowance

Flexible WFH

Billable hours target control

Bonus structure opportunity

Laptop and phone provided

Professional development allowance

Administrative support from clinicians

Multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Smart Moves Healthcare is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to lead a diverse community-based role across aged care, NDIS and local settings in South Australia. You will enjoy autonomy, flexible hours, and a multidisciplinary team that supports clinical judgement and professional growth.

Role offers a competitive salary, a company vehicle or allowance, and flexible WFH options. Full-time, part-time, or contract arrangements are supported to fit your needs.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration is required.
• Australian driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle are required.
• Experience in community, disability, rehabilitation or aged care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied community caseload across aged care, NDIS and community settings.
• Carry out capacity-building interventions and visits (school, home, community).
• Perform Functional Capacity Assessments and Assistive Technology assessments with prescription as needed.
• Produce clinical reports and recommendations for participants and stakeholders.
• Mentor and support less experienced clinicians and collaborate with multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Autonomy

Clinical judgement

Mentoring

Relationship building

Assessment

Clinical reasoning

Report writing

Job description

Are you an Occupational Therapist concerned with the upcoming changes?

We have an Occupational Therapy role with genuine variety, autonomy, flexibility and support!

$85,000–$135,000 per annum (Based on experience) | Company vehicle or vehicle allowance | Flexible WFH | Choose your billable hours

Central Adelaide, North, East and West, Murray Bridge and Fleurieu Peninsula | Community based sessions

Fulltime or Part-Time - tell us what works for you

Supervision, support and team collaboration provided

At Smart Moves Healthcare, we do things differently. We are clinician lead. That means we understand the pressures of clinical work, value clinical judgement and design our business around helping clinicians do what they do best.

We’re looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who wants the autonomy of a senior role, the flexibility to shape their working week and the support of a genuinely collaborative multidisciplinary team.

What your role could look like

You’ll work with a varied community caseload across Aged Care, NDIS (all age groups) and community settings, with the opportunity to develop areas of clinical interest and expertise.

Your work may include:

Capacity building interventions

School, home and community visits

Functional Capacity Assessments

Assistive Technology assessments and prescription

Clinical reporting and recommendations

Working alongside participants, families, support coordinators and other stakeholders

Supporting and mentoring less experienced clinicians

We value clinical judgement and trust our senior clinicians to work autonomously. You’ll have input into the type of work you take on, develop your areas of expertise and have a genuine voice in your role.

What you get

$80,000–$135,000 per annum (Based on experience)

Access to strong bonus structure to be rewarded for your time

Company vehicle or vehicle allowance

Ability to determine your own billable hour target

Flexible working arrangements

WFH options for report writing

Professional development allowance

Laptop and phone provided

Clinical supervision and peer mentoring

Dedicated administrative support from clinicians to reduce your non-clinical workload

Support from a multidisciplinary team of OT, Physio, Speech Pathology, Exercise Physiology clinicians and medical doctor

Opportunities to mentor, lead and develop as the business grows

Full-time or part-time or contract options — tell us what works for you

Why Smart Moves Healthcare?

Smart Moves Healthcare is a South Australian, family-owned allied health provider. We’ve grown from a small team into a multidisciplinary service while keeping the things that matter to us: good clinical care, genuine relationships and looking after our people.

We’re big enough to provide support and opportunity, but small enough that your experience, ideas and clinical judgement actually matter.

There are no unnecessary layers of management. You’ll have access to support when you need it, while being trusted to get on with the work you’re good at.

You’ll be a great fit if you...

An Occupational Therapist looking for a genuinely diverse role

Enjoy building relationships with participants, families and other professionals

Enjoy working autonomously and making your own clinical decisions with the assistance of senior staff on call

Have experience in or keen to learn about community, disability, rehabilitation or aged care

Have strong assessment, clinical reasoning and report-writing skills

Have experience working with NDIS participants and/or Support at Home Clients

Are interested in mentoring or supporting other clinicians

Want flexibility without giving up clinical support and connection

Current AHPRA registration, Australian driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle are required.

Ready for something different?

If you’re an experienced OT who wants more control over how you work, less unnecessary admin and a team that actually supports you, we’d love to hear from you.