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Senior Occupational Therapist - Mental Health

Newcastle, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead and build a community-based Occupational Therapy program for people with disability, delivering clinical services and conducting Functional Capacity Assessments.

Role type

Senior Occupational Therapist (Clinical Lead)

Builds

Community-based OT services and a growing multidisciplinary OT program

Domain

Disability services / Community health

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Functional Capacity Assessments, clinical reporting, NDIS practice standards, multidisciplinary collaboration, program development, clinical governance

Preferred skills

AHPRA registration, disability sector experience, stakeholder engagement, professional networking

Technologies

NDIS practice standards

Responsibilities

Deliver evidence-based Occupational Therapy services in the community, conduct Functional Capacity Assessments, prepare clinical reports for participants and funding bodies, collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, contribute to OT service development, provide clinical leadership

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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