Occupational Therapist

Pinnacle Rehab; Lismore City Council; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing program

Flexible work arrangements

Laptop & phone provided

Career development opportunities

Annual team events

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Pinnacle Rehab is looking for a New Graduate or experienced Occupational Therapist to support effective return-to-work plans and clinical reasoning development. You’ll engage in a structured induction with shadowing, remote learning, and weekly team meetings to foster growth.

You will manage a client portfolio, conduct ADL assessments, and visit workplaces to evaluate duties and safe modifications while recovering. This role offers ongoing support and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• General Registration with AHPRA
• Tertiary degree in Occupational Therapy
• Car and valid Driver’s license
• Police check or willingness to obtain a police check prior to commencement
• Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients with a physical injury providing return-to-work services
• One-off ADL assessments and making recommendations
• Complete initial assessments to understand injury, recovery timeframes and return-to-work goals
• Visiting workplaces to assess environment and duties within the role
• Providing support through recommendations for community assistance or insurer
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team to support recovery of an injured worker
• Document case notes for reporting and compliance requirements

Skills

Stakeholder management

Autonomous work

Team collaboration

Education

Tertiary degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Pinnacle Rehab is an award-winning workplace rehab provider, with the goal of achieving quality recovery and return-to-work outcomes for individuals who have been injured at work, our dedicated consultants support these individuals to regain their confidence and independence.

Our people are at the forefront of the business, we are committed to staff development and training. The collaborative team culture, extensive induction and onboarding into the business will support you to build a solid foundation into the industry of occ rehab.

• Certified ‘Great Place to Work’ and #2 Best workplaces in Healthcare and Social Assistance in Australia, Best workplaces for Women
• Structured induction, and individually tailored onboarding program
• Flexibility to organise your own calendar with appointments, office days and work-from-home
• Ongoing support in a collaborative and fun team environment

The Opportunity:

Driven by ongoing growth across our Same Employer Division, we are offering a unique opportunity to be part of our expanding success. As a New Graduate or experienced Occupational Therapistyou will have a chance to further develop your clinical reasoning skills and play a key role in supporting effective return to work plans.

You will be involved within a structured and hands-on induction, shadowingopportunitiesand classroom sessions in your first week, followed by ongoing remote learning modules to provide clear understanding of the workers' compensation framework.

Ongoing individual support and team meetings with Team Leader, peer mentor sessions to help you develop the skills to drive and achieve the best possible outcomes for your clients.

Looking after a client portfolio, your day will include:

• Manage a portfolio of clients with a physical injury providing return-to-workservices and
• One off -Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assessmentsand making recommendations
• Complete initial assessments to better understand the injury, recovery timeframes and return to work goals
• Visiting workplace to assess environment and duties within the role, identify with employer of any suitable duties while recovering
• Providing support through recommendations for community assistance or additional support through the insurer
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide complex stakeholder management to support the recovery of an injured worker
• Document case notes as part of reporting and compliance requirements, applying your clinical judgement to support and guide your clients to a safe return to work goal

What is on offer:

• Excellent remuneration on offer plus achievable bonus
• All travel reimbursed at $0.99 per km, including tolls and parking expenses
• Structured induction and on-boarding with buddy system, including ongoing weekly and monthly team meetings to support your learning
• Professional development opportunities – internal training programs for leadership and management
• Latest technology with laptop and iPhone provided
• Regular seasonal social events throughout the year
• Annual Christmas party
• Opportunity to participate in our Emerging Leaders Program for career development opportunities

Your Wellbeing our Heartbeat - Our employee benefits program

• Wellbeing Support - Employee Assistance Programs, health insurance packages, gym partnership
• Employee Connection - Social entertainment budgets
• Life Balance - Unplug agreement, flexible working arrangements
• Paid Parental Leave - entitlements to support your growing family
• Learning and Development - Group supervision sessions, quarterly formal professional development and monthly bites and insights

About You

• General Registration with AHPRA
• Tertiary degree in Occupational Therapy
• Car and valid Driver’s license
• Police check or willingness to obtain a police check prior to commencement
• Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships
• Ability to work in autonomously and as part of a team

Pinnacle Rehab is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, cultural or linguistic background, religion, disability, personal identity, veteran status, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to providing a safe,inclusiveand respectful workplace for all employees.

Applications close on 28th September 2026.