Occupational Therapist

MedHealth; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Referral incentives

Additional leave purchase options

Exclusive corporate discounts

Flexible hours

Kilometre reimbursement

Laptop

Smartphone

PD allowance

Performance incentives

Job summary

MedHealth is seeking an Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Newcastle and Hunter region, with flexible hours and a community-based focus. You’ll work close to home in a multidisciplinary team, delivering therapy in homes, clinics and community settings.

In this role you will manage caseloads, perform assessments, set goals, and provide evidence-based interventions, with weekly 1:1 supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance from senior clinicians.

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapist registered with AHPRA and eligible to practice.
• Passionate about community-based support for people with disability and diverse needs.
• Thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Strong time management and organisational skills to manage varied caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services.
• Assess participants’ developmental, cognitive, emotional, psychological and physical function using clinical observations and standardised assessments.
• Interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant.
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to improve participants’ quality of life and achieve goals.
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance.

Skills

Community-based support

Collaborative multidisciplinary team

Time management

Clinical reasoning

Education

AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Help us help otherswith life changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

Job Description

As our #AAA team continues to grow, we’re looking for an Occupational Therapist to support participants across theNewcastle and Hunter region, depending on where you’re based- work close to home!

In this role you will:

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
• Assess participants’ developmental, cognitive, emotional, psychological and physical function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
• Interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Provide evidence‑based therapeutic interventions to help participants enhance their quality of life and meet their goals
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Current Occupational Therapymembership with AHPRA
• Passionate about community‑based support for people with disability
• Thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment
• Time management & organisational skills to manage varied caseload

As you support many, we support you. You’ll enjoy:

• Exceptional benefitsincluding salary packaging, referral incentives, additional leave purchase options and exclusive corporate discounts
• Real flexibilityto design your work hours and days around your lifestyle
• A competitive packagefeaturing an industry‑leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance incentives
• A balanced way of workingwith a mix of home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Meaningful clinical supportthrough weekly 1:1 supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance from senior clinicians
• Clear career developmentwith tailored training, ongoing professional development and career pathways acrossAbility ActionAustralia & MedHealth

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.