Early Career Occupational Therapist
Job Summary
Were Hiring: Early Career Occupational Therapist
Hobart TAS
Full-time (flexibility for 0.8 - 0.9 FTE)
Are you an early career Occupational Therapist ready to grow your skills in a genuinely supportive client-focused environment all while enjoying one of Australias most liveable cities If that sounds like you wed love to hear from you!
About the Company
Our client is a well-established multidisciplinary allied health provider with two thriving clinic locations across Hobart alongside a strong community-based and hybrid workforce. Theyre known for building their services around the passions and strengths of their clinicians rather than boxing people into a fixed caseload. With a broad and diverse client base spanning paediatrics through to older adults and across physical psychosocial and neurological domains this is a team that genuinely invests in giving early-career OTs room to explore learn and specialise at their own pace. Its a values-driven people-first organisation where your growth is treated as just as important as client outcomes.
About the Role
Youll be joining a vibrant multidisciplinary team with the flexibility to work across clinic-based community-based or a hybrid mix whatever suits your working style best. The majority of the caseload sits within the NDIS space offering excellent exposure to a fast-growing and rewarding area of OT practice with plans to diversify further based on your interests. Full-time positions are available with genuine flexibility around 0.8 to 0.9 FTE for those seeking a bit more balance.
What Youll Do:
- Conduct assessments develop therapy plans and deliver evidence-based interventions
- Work across a caseload tailored to your clinical interests: paediatrics adults or a blended mix
- Deliver NDIS-funded supports as part of a predominantly NDIS caseload with room to broaden into other funding streams over time
- Collaborate with clients families carers and a wider multidisciplinary team
- Maintain clear documentation and contribute to goal setting and reviews
- Participate in team meetings supervision and ongoing professional development
What Were Looking For:
- Qualified Occupational Therapist (AHPRA registered)
- Early career OTs and new grads warmly welcomed full supervision and mentoring provided!
- Exposure to or interest in NDIS service delivery (training and support provided if youre still building this experience)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A genuine passion for helping people build independence and improve everyday life
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
Whats on Offer:
- Warm collaborative clinic culture with a supportive leadership team
- Flexibility to shape a caseload around your clinical interests
- Full-time or part-time hours (0.8 to 0.9 FTE considered)
- Mix of clinic-based community-based and hybrid working options
- Competitive salary super
- Ongoing professional development support
- The chance to grow across a huge breadth of clinical areas early in your career
Why Hobart
Beyond the role itself youll be based in one of Australias most liveable and laid-back capital cities. Hobart sits on the River Derwent with its fashionable Salamanca Place hosting galleries and cafes in old sandstone warehouses and nearby Battery Point offering a historic district of narrow lanes and colonial-era cottages all set against the backdrop of Mount Wellington with sweeping views and hiking trails right on the doorstep. The city offers a balanced lifestyle with a strong sense of community stunning natural beauty and a relatively affordable cost of living compared to Sydney or Melbourne plus a genuinely creative close-knit community home to MONA one of the worlds largest private art collections. Whether its weekend hikes harbourside cafes or a slower pace after work Hobart offers a lifestyle thats hard to beat.
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Required Experience:
IC