Occupational Therapist

Therapy Coalition; Canberra; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated admin support

Flexible community-based working

Deakin-based office and team

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Summit Health Solutions is seeking an Occupational Therapist to work in Canberra across community settings, home modifications and assistive technology. The role focuses on practical, client-centred solutions and detailed reporting for funding and care planning.

You will assess adults and older Australians in their homes, provide recommendations, and collaborate with families and health professionals. Flexible full-time or part-time options are available.

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy qualification and registration with AHPRA are required.
• Current driver's licence is essential.
• Ability to work independently in the community while staying connected to the team.
• NDIS experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home environment and functional assessments in adults and older adults.
• Recommend home modifications and assistive technology based on needs.
• Prepare clinical reports and funding recommendations.
• Coordinate with clients, families, Care Managers, suppliers and health professionals.
• Manage caseloads and maintain high-quality documentation.

Skills

Strong communication

Clinical reasoning

Independent in community

NDIS experience desirable

Education

OT qualification

AHPRA registration eligibility

Job description

Occupational Therapist

Community | Home Modifications | Assistive Technology

Canberra ACT | $80,000-100,000 + super, depending on experience | Full-time or Part-time

Come to work and actually be an Occupational Therapist.

At Summit Health Solutions, we've built our community allied health service around a simple idea: clinicians should be able to spend their time doing clinical work.

Our dedicated administration team manages your bookings, scheduling, referral administration and invoicing, giving you more time to be with your clients, think through the problem in front of you, research the right solution and write a report you're confident putting your name to.

You'll work with people in their own homes, where Occupational Therapy can have an immediate and practical impact - helping someone use their bathroom safely, access their home, find the right equipment, regain confidence with everyday activities or simply continue living independently.

We're looking for an early-career through to experienced Occupational Therapist who enjoys practical problem-solving and wants to develop or build on their skills in community OT, assistive technology and home modifications.

Good clinical work takes time. We want to give you more of it.

The Role

You'll work predominantly with adults and older Australians in their homes across Canberra and the surrounding region.

Your caseload will include a combination of:

• Functional and home safety assessments
• Home modification assessments and recommendations
• Assistive technology and equipment assessment, trials and prescription
• Falls prevention and environmental risk assessment
• ADL and functional independence assessment
• Therapy and reablement-based sessions
• Clinical reports and funding recommendations
• Equipment and home modification follow-up
• Collaboration with clients, families, Care Managers, suppliers and other health professionals

Our clients access services through aged care, Support at Home, NDIS and private funding, providing a varied community caseload and the opportunity to build strong skills in helping people remain independent at home.

What We Expect

We're not looking for someone who simply completes an assessment template.

We want our OTs to be curious about the person in front of them and develop the clinical reasoning to understand:

What matters to this person? What is making everyday life difficult? What did I observe? What options could work? What am I recommending - and why is it the right solution for this person?

You'll be expected to deliver person-centred assessments, communicate clearly with clients and referrers, maintain quality clinical documentation and manage your allocated caseload and reports.

We also expect you to recognise when something sits outside your current experience and seek clinical support when needed.

Early-Career or Experienced - There's Room for Both

For an early-career OT, we're looking for good foundations, curiosity and a genuine interest in community practice. You'll have the opportunity to build your capability in equipment prescription, home modifications, aged care, NDIS, clinical reasoning and report writing, with caseload complexity increasing alongside your experience.

For an experienced OT, we can offer greater autonomy and a caseload that draws on your existing skills in community assessment, assistive technology, equipment and home modifications.

Experience in community OT, aged care, NDIS, assistive technology or home modifications is highly regarded, but you don't need to arrive knowing every funding system or every piece of equipment.

What Summit Takes Care Of

Community clinicians shouldn't have to run an administration service around their own caseload.

Our administration team manages:

• Client bookings and appointment scheduling
• Diary coordination
• Referral administration
• Invoicing and billing
• Routine non-clinical administration

You remain responsible for the clinical work: assessments, client communication, clinical reasoning, stakeholder liaison, documentation and reports.

It's a simple distinction, but it makes a meaningful difference to your working week.

What You’ll Bring

• Occupational Therapy qualification
• Current AHPRA registration or eligibility for registration
• Current driver's licence
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently in the community while remaining connected to your team
• A person-centred approach to assessment and intervention
• Commitment to quality documentation and professional practice
• NDIS experience is desirable, particularly if you've worked with functional assessments, equipment or home modifications, but it is not essential.

Why Summit?

• $80,000-100,000 + super, depending on experience
• Full-time or part-time options
• Dedicated administration support for bookings, scheduling and invoicing
• Time within your role for clinical documentation and reporting
• Caseload complexity matched to your experience
• Predominantly adult and older-person community caseload
• Build specialist skills in assistive technology and home modifications
• Flexible community-based working
• Multidisciplinary allied health team
• Clinical case discussion and professional development
• Deakin-based office and team environment
• Opportunity to develop your role as our Occupational Therapy service continues to grow

About Summit Health Solutions

Summit Health Solutions is a Canberra-based multidisciplinary allied health organisation supporting people to remain safe, active, independent and connected in their own homes and communities.

Our team works across Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise, Allied Health Assistance, Social Workers and other community-based services.

We're growing, but our focus is not on becoming a high-volume service. We want to build a strong clinical team, make thoughtful decisions and create systems that support clinicians to do their work well.

For us, good community healthcare is not about how quickly you can get through the next appointment. Its about understanding what matters to the person, finding a practical solution and seeing whether it actually made a difference.

Interested?

If you're an Occupational Therapist looking for a community role where you can spend more of your working week being an OT, we'd like to hear from you.