Paediatric Allied Health Lead (OT/SP/PT)

Quickstepz Paediatric Therapy; Geehi; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Leadership role

Collaboration with Director

Professional development opportunities

Well-equipped therapy spaces

Job summary

Quickstepz Paediatric Therapy in Northwest Sydney is seeking an Allied Health Manager to lead our multidisciplinary team, oversee service delivery and contribute to growth. You will handle governance, scheduling, and staff development while maintaining a small clinical caseload of up to 10 children per week, ensuring high-quality, child-centred care.

This is an influential leadership role reporting to the Director, with exposure to strategic planning, quality assurance, and compliance with NDIS

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Physiotherapist.
• Current AHPRA registration or relevant professional accreditation.
• Demonstrated experience in allied health management, team leadership or clinical supervision.
• Strong practical knowledge of NDIS Practice Standards, the Code of Conduct and disability service requirements.
• Experience managing caseloads, clinician capacity and service delivery operations.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and support a multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to high-quality, child-centred and family-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to OT, therapy assistants and other allied health professionals.
• Oversee staff onboarding, professional development, mentoring and supervision arrangements.
• Support recruitment, staff performance management and team development.
• Foster a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Coordinate clinical supervision processes and maintain clinical quality across the team (for Speech Pathologist or Physiotherapist, supervision may remain with Director).
• Oversee caseload allocation, scheduling, room allocation and therapy resources.
• Monitor clinician utilisation, cancellations, waitlists and appointment availability.
• Oversee the client journey from referral and intake through to ongoing therapy and discharge.
• Work collaboratively with administration and clinical staff to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Support continuity of care and manage complex service delivery issues.
• Oversee clinical governance, quality assurance and compliance systems.
• Ensure services align with NDIS standards and professional requirements.
• Oversee incidents, complaints, safeguarding, privacy and WHS.
• Monitor clinical documentation and reporting standards.
• Identify clinical and operational risks and implement improvements.
• Oversee workforce capacity, clinician availability and resource planning.
• Develop and improve operational systems, policies and procedures.
• Provide regular reporting and recommendations to the Director.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Clinical governance

NDIS compliance

Staff coordination

Caseload management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Qualified OT, SLP or PT

AHPRA registration

Job description

Quickstepz Paediatric Therapy in Northwest Sydney is seeking an Allied Health Manager to lead our multidisciplinary team, oversee service delivery and contribute to growth. You will handle governance, scheduling, and staff development while maintaining a small clinical caseload of up to 10 children per week, ensuring high-quality, child-centred care.

This is an influential leadership role reporting to the Director, with exposure to strategic planning, quality assurance, and compliance with NDIS