Occupational Therapist (Advanced)

Ability WA Careers; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness days

New Starter program

Supervision framework

Professional development

Parental leave support

Purchased leave

Employee Assistance Program

Fleet vehicles

Job summary

Ability WA is seeking an Occupational Therapist (Advanced) to deliver evidence-based therapy to people living with disability across the lifespan. You will manage a flexible caseload, mentor colleagues, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team across hub and community settings.

Join a supportive organisation that emphasises professional development, family partnerships and innovative tools, with hybrid work options and travel for community visits.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current AHPRA registration
• Current driver's licence and willingness to travel for community visits
• NDIS Worker Screening Check, Working with Children Check, National Police Clearance and First Aid
• Australian working rights

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based therapy to people living with disability
• Complete Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA)
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary therapy team
• Mentor and support less experienced clinicians
• Provide therapy across hub and community settings
• Build strong partnerships with families, schools and hospitals
• Contribute to continuous improvement and best-practice service delivery

Skills

Mentoring

FCA experience

Complex needs

Team collaboration

Clinical expertise

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Job description

Looking for the professional support of a large organisation, with the flexibility and work-life balance of a smaller, independent practice?

Join Ability WA as an Occupational Therapist (Advanced) and deliver meaningful outcomes for people living with disability across the lifespan.

You'll enjoy the autonomy to shape your practice, sustainable caseloads, and the backing of experienced clinical leaders, supported by robust NDIStis, innovative AI-enabled tools and a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

About the role

As an Occupational Therapist (Advanced), you’ll:

• Deliver evidence-based therapy to people living with disability
• Support customers to achieve meaningful goals through a person-centred approach
• Complete high-quality Functional Capacity Assessments that support meaningful outcomes for customers
• Manage your caseload with flexibility to shape your day and areas of interest
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary therapy team using the key worker model
• Provide therapy across hub and community settings
• Build strong partnerships with families, schools, hospitals and other support networks
• Mentor and support less experienced clinicians, sharing knowledge and contributing to clinical capability across the team
• Use your clinical expertise to contribute to continuous improvement and best-practice service delivery

Full Time or Part Time Opportunities Available

Murdoch hub location base with flexible work options

About You

You bring more than skills - you bring energy, creativity, and a way of making therapy engaging and empowering. You thrive on variety, mentoring colleagues, and celebrating small wins that lift the whole team.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Demonstrated experience as an Occupational Therapist, ideally supporting customers with complex needs
• Strong experience completing Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs)
• Experience mentoring or supporting less experienced clinicians is highly regarded
• A tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current AHPRA registration
• A current driver's licence and willingness to travel for community visits
• NDIS Worker Screening Check, Working with Children Check, National Police Clearance and First Aid (or ability to obtain)
• Australian working rights

Why choose Ability WA?

At Ability WA, flexibility isn't a perk, it's part of how we support our people to thrive. You'll be trusted to manage your work while being supported by experienced leaders, robust systems and a collaborative team environment.

You can expect:

• Flexible work days and hours + hybrid work from home options
• Salary packaging up to $18.5K to boost take-home pay
• 3 wellness days per year (pro‑rata)
• Structured New Starter program and strong supervision framework
• Access to modern systems, NDIS resources, tools and AI-enabled supports that help improve efficiency and reduce admin time
• Sustainable caseloads focused on quality outcomes
• Career pathways in early intervention, assistive tech, PBS & leadership
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Study leave, parental leave support & career breaks
• Up to 12 weeks purchased leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supportive multidisciplinary team that shares knowledge generously
• Access to fleet vehicles & mileage claims

Ability WA is committed to empowering all people to realise their abilities and thrive in their communities. We embrace the unique strengths of every person within our organisation and welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities and cultures as we continue to grow our diverse workforce.