OT: Aged Care, Home Mods & Assistive Tech | Flexible Roles

Brightside Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible employment options

Multiple Melbourne locations

Remote team support

Job summary

Brightside Recruitment in Melbourne is seeking an Occupational Therapist with experience in aged care, home modifications and assistive technology. The role offers flexible full-time or part-time options across residential aged care, community or home-based services.

You will assess and recommend practical solutions—ramps, rails, bathroom modifications—and prescribe assistive equipment tailored to each client. Expect clinical autonomy, multidisciplinary collaboration and remote team support.

Qualifications

• AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist.
• Experience or strong interest in aged care, home modifications and assistive technology.
• Confident completing assessments and recommending appropriate equipment and environmental modifications.
• Experience with ramps, rails, bathroom modifications and other accessibility solutions.
• Comfortable working across residential aged care and/or community settings.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication and report-writing skills.
• Passionate about supporting older adults to maintain independence, dignity and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Assess and recommend equipment and environmental modifications, including ramps, rails and bathroom alterations.
• Prescribe assistive technology and tailor solutions to individual needs.
• Work across residential aged care and/or community settings with clinical autonomy.
• Apply clinical reasoning across a diverse range of clients and environments.
• Dedicated time for administration, research and evaluation and participate in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Skills

AHPRA-registered

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Report-writing

Autonomy

Job description

Brightside Recruitment in Melbourne is seeking an Occupational Therapist with experience in aged care, home modifications and assistive technology. The role offers flexible full-time or part-time options across residential aged care, community or home-based services.

You will assess and recommend practical solutions—ramps, rails, bathroom modifications—and prescribe assistive equipment tailored to each client. Expect clinical autonomy, multidisciplinary collaboration and remote team support.