Psychosocial Occupational Therapist

Ability Action Australia; Newcastle; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional benefits

Flexible hours

Competitive package

Hybrid work mix

Clinical supervision

Career development

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is seeking a Psychosocial/Mental Health Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast region with the flexibility to work close to home. You will empower people living with psychosocial disability using recovery-oriented, strengths-based and trauma-informed care.

You will manage a caseload, perform assessments, set individualized goals, deliver evidence-based interventions and stay compliant with current legislation.

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Commitment to community-based support for people with disability.
• Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated caseload with flexible hours.
• Assess functional capacity via clinical observations and standardised tools.
• Formulate treatment goals based on assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions.
• Remain compliant with current legislation.

Skills

AHPRA Registered OT

Community-based care

Team collaboration

Time management

Job description

Job Description

As our #AAA team continues to grow, we're looking for a Psychosocial/Mental Health Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Newcastle, Hunter & Central Coast region, with the flexibility to work close to home.

In this role, you'll empower and advocate for people living with psychosocial disability and mental health challenges. Using a recovery-oriented, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach, you'll support participants to achieve their goals, build independence, and enhance their wellbeing. 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 Therapy membership 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 benefits including salary packaging, referral incentives, additional leave purchase options and exclusive corporate discounts
• Real flexibility to design your work hours and days around your lifestyle
• A competitive package featuring an industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance incentives
• A balanced way of working with a mix of home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Meaningful clinical support through weekly 1:1 supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance from senior clinicians
• Clear career development with tailored training, ongoing professional development and career pathways across Ability Action Australia & MedHealth

Additional Information

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.