Occupational Therapist

5 days ago


North Lakes, Australia Ability Action Australia Full time

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Job Description

We are expanding our team in Penrith, Richmond or surrounding suburbs. We would love to welcome a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist to join us in making a positive impact in our community.

We are open to applications from Occupational Therapists of all levels of experience that are looking for full time or part time roles.

In this role you will:

- Assessing participants emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments.

- Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant.

- Provide therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based.

- Provide support and advice on adaptations to the environment including home, school, work and residential facilities.

- Recommend provision of Assistive Technology to assist participants with their functional limitations and promote independence.

Qualifications

- Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist.

- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

- Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas.

- Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment.

- Demonstrated ability to work independently.

- A genuine passion for working in the disability sector.

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

- Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, option to purchase additional leave… just to name a few

- Flexibility – You can select the hours and days you would like to work

- Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + our Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options

- Work life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours

- Support – You will have a clinical supervisor providing weekly support along with a dedicated team of mentors

- Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth

- Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to our NDIS participants

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 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 LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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