Senior Occupational Therapist

Senior Occupational Therapist — Flexible Contractor or Part Time Role

Adapt Allied Health Services is looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our small allied health business in Adelaide.

This role would suit a senior OT who is confident working autonomously, values high-quality clinical reasoning, and is looking for flexible work without the pressure of taking on an unrealistic caseload. You may be looking for work that fits around parenting, other employment, study, semi-retirement, or simply wanting more control over the type of work you do.

We are particularly interested in hearing from OTs who enjoy functional capacity assessments, assistive technology, home and living assessments, complex disability, neurological conditions, physical disability, intellectual disability, psychosocial disability, or NDIS-related clinical reporting.

This is not a role where you will be expected to take on every referral that comes through the door. We are looking to build around your clinical strengths, interests, and availability.

About the role

As an Occupational Therapist with Adapt Allied Health Services, you will provide community-based occupational therapy services to NDIS participants across Adelaide and surrounding areas.

Depending on your skills and interests, this may include:

• Functional capacity assessments
• Assistive technology assessments and recommendations
• Home and living assessments
• SIL, SDA or ILO-related assessment and reporting
• Manual handling and transfer assessments
• ADL and IADL assessments
• Environmental assessments and minor home modification recommendations
• Capacity-building occupational therapy intervention
• Collaboration with participants, families, support coordinators, treating teams and other stakeholders
• Clear, evidence-informed documentation and report writing

There is flexibility to shape the caseload around your experience. For example, you may prefer assessment-only work, complex adult disability, neurodevelopmental disability, physical disability, equipment prescription, or a mix of clinical areas.

About you

We are looking for someone who is clinically capable, thoughtful, and comfortable working with a degree of independence.

You will need:

• A recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current AHPRA registration
• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance, or willingness to obtain this as a contractor
• NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to obtain this
• Working with Children Check
• Current driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• Strong written communication and clinical documentation skills
• Experience working with people with disability, neurological conditions, neurodevelopmental disability, physical disability, psychosocial disability, or complex functional support needs
• Confidence completing assessments, making recommendations, and communicating clinical reasoning clearly
• Ability to manage your own schedule and work autonomously
• This role would be best suited to an OT with several years of experience, particularly someone who is comfortable completing assessments and reports.

What we offer

Adapt Allied Health Services is a small business, which means we can offer a level of flexibility and individualisation.

We offer:

• Flexible days and hours
• Contractor arrangement with competitive remuneration (or other flexible part-time options as desired)
• Choice and control over the types of referrals you accept
• A scope-specific caseload based on your skills, confidence and interests
• Supportive peer discussion and clinical collaboration when needed
• A realistic approach to workload, documentation and family/life commitments
• $1,000 per year contribution toward professional development
• A work phone and laptop provided, supporting clear boundaries between work and personal life
• A values-driven, quality-focused practice environment
• Opportunity to contribute to the growth and direction of a developing allied health business
• We understand that experienced clinicians often have full lives outside of work. We are open to discussing arrangements that suit the right person, including school-hours work, part-time availability, assessment-only work, or a small caseload to complement existing work.

Adapt Allied Health Services provides occupational therapy and allied health services to NDIS participants across Adelaide, South Australia.

We are passionate about providing practical, evidence-informed, person-centred services that help people better understand their functional capacity, access the right supports, and improve their safety, independence, participation and quality of life.

As a small provider, we value quality over quantity. We care about good clinical reasoning, clear communication, ethical recommendations, and matching clinicians with work that sits within their scope and strengths.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for flexible, meaningful work with a small and supportive provider, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply with your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience, clinical areas of interest, and preferred availability. Alternatively, please contact Tayla on 0493 320 127 or email ***email_hidden***