Occupational Therapist

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Ability Action Australia is seeking an Occupational Therapist in Tamworth for a flexible onsite role that blends clinic and community work within a large NDIS focused, multi-disciplinary team. You’ll manage a negotiated caseload, conduct assessments, interpret findings to set person-centred goals, deliver evidence-based interventions, mentor early career clinicians, and stay compliant with current legislation while supporting regional delivery across the Tamworth area and surrounds. Requirements include current AHPRA registration, a passion for helping vulnerable communities, and a collaborative mindset. Benefits cover flexible hours, industry leading pay with salary packaging, car allowance, laptop and phone, CPD support, and a positive, purpose-driven culture. To apply, tailor your resume to caseload management and multidisciplinary collaboration, highlight community experience and mentoring skills, and contact Amie Gargan or apply online, with an option to connect via LinkedIn.

Company Description

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

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.

Help us help others with life changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

We would love to hear from Occupational Therapists with all levels of experience who enjoy the flexibility of working the community and a clinic space.

Job Description

We are looking for an OT to join our supportive and social Tamworth team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a wider multidisciplinary team who support each other's challenges and wins. No two days are ever the same! You might find us in daycare centres, in schools and homes, and even on outreach trips to Gunnedah and surrounds – we might even bump into you on one of our monthly Wellness Walks down by the river - we love supporting our regional area!  

Successful candidates will be providing supports to cover NDIS participants living in the following areas (depending on where you live) Tamworth, Watsons Creek, Upper Manilla, Gunnedah, Wallabadah & surrounding areas.

Responsibilities will include:

• 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
• Mentor and nurture early career clinicians
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance

What's in it for you?

As you support many, we support you. We offer:

• Work flexibility – From 24 hours a week to full time, you select the hours and days that work best for you as an individual.
• Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + salary packaging + car allowance + laptop + smartphone + purchase leave.
• True work-life balance – The autonomy of setting your calendar, your way. Combine the convenience of working from home with time at our supportive hubs.
• 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.
• Continuous Professional Development – A generous CPD allowance and paid leave days to complete this.
• Passionate and positive culture – Be part of a purpose-driven team that believes in making a difference.

Qualifications

To be successful, you will have:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Occupational Therapist
• A passion for working with vulnerable members of your community
• A desire to share your knowledge and inspire junior clinicians
• The ability to work collaboratively with a large multi-d team

Additional Information

Click on the apply button or contact Amie Gargan on 0491 388 893. If your resume is not quite up-to-date, you can add me on LinkedIn for a more informal conversation - www.linkedin.com/in/amiegargan

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You are welcome here.

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.