Occupational Therapist – Paediatric and Mixed Caseloads

This role offers you the opportunity to support children and families through high-quality occupational therapy within amultidisciplinary servicethat has beensupporting our community for more than 25 years.

For more than 25 yearsBest Start Possible(formerly Brandon Speech Pathology) has supported children and families in our community through high-quality paediatric allied health services.

Over the past yearAble Therapy has become part of BSP bringing anestablished adult occupational therapy serviceinto the organisation and strengthening our multidisciplinary services.

We are seeking anOccupational Therapist with at least one year of paediatric experienceto help expand our paediatric OT service and support the growing number of BSP families seeking multidisciplinary care working alongside ourexperienced OT Service Leader (20 years)within a supportivemultidisciplinary team.

This role is particularly well-suited to clinicians who want to deepen their paediatric practice while continuing to develop their clinical reasoning within a supportive and experienced team.

While the role has apaediatric focus there is also the option to support amixed caseload allowing clinicians to build variety in their practice and develop a broader clinical scope over time.

The Role

This role aims to support the large number of existing BSP clients waiting to access multidisciplinary services with a clear focus on providing high-quality occupational therapy that integrates effectively with our established paediatric speech pathology team by:

• Delivering evidence-based occupational therapyto address childrens functional sensory emotional and learning goals.
• Providing services in clinic home school or childcare and community settings
• Collaborating with parents carers educators and a multidisciplinary teamto achieve meaningful outcomes.

Mixed Caseload Option (Optional)

With a mixed caseload you will combine paediatric OT with adult OT working with fourtherapists supporting adult clients in NDIS DVA and aged care.

Adult OT includes community and home-based support assessments equipment recommendations and daily living interventions.

The balance between paediatric and adult clients can be adjusted to align with your interests and professional goals.

Multidisciplinary Practice at BSP

Multidisciplinary care is central to our approach at BSP. You will join a team of18 cliniciansacrossOccupational Therapy Speech Pathology and Allied Health Assistants.

• Engage incollaborative case planningto align goals and provide consistent support to families and stakeholders.
• Participate inregular clinical tutorials and shared learningto strengthen evidence-based practice across the team.
• Work within acoordinated team across clinic and community settings supported by clear communication and strong administrative support

Occupational Therapy at BSP (Able Therapy)

Occupational Therapy at BSP brings together our long-standing paediatric allied health service and the established adult OT service previously operating asAble Therapy which joined BSP over the past year.

The service is led by anOT Service Leader with more than 20 years of experience providing clear clinical direction structured supervision and mentorship across both paediatric and adult practice.

Clinicians work within a supportive team environment delivering high-quality OT services to children families and adult clients across clinic and community settings.

What We Offer

• A trusted paediatric allied health provider withover 25 yearsof history supporting our community
• A supportivemultidisciplinary teamacross OT Speech Pathology and AHAs
• Structured clinical supervision and mentoringfrom experienced clinicians
• Aprofessional development planand clear career pathways
• Astructured caseloadwith flexibility to focus onpaediatric or mixed clients

About You

• Degree inOccupational Therapyand currentAHPRA registration
• 1 years experience working with paediatric clients
• Strong interest inpaediatric and family-centred practice
• Confident communicator who builds trust with families and stakeholders

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