Description
Senior Occupational Therapist – Adult Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Disabilities
Greatness Starts Here
In this unique position, you will play a crucial role in the ongoing success of DPV Health as a Senior Occupational Therapist specialising in Adult Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Disabilities. As a member of the Adult Occupational Therapy team, your primary focus will be to enhance and expand DPV Health’s capacity to provide high-quality Occupational Therapy services to clients in the community, through the development and delivery of a specialist Occupational Therapy service specifically targeting the areas of neurodevelopmental and psychosocial disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading targeted engagement initiatives with external stakeholders to promote the specialist Occupational Therapy service. This will involve actively working to increase referrals to the Occupational Therapy team for clients with neurodevelopmental and psychosocial disabilities.
- Developing, establishing, and ensuring the sustainability of a service offering within the wider Occupational Therapy team to support clients with neurodevelopmental and psychosocial disabilities.
- Meeting productivity targets in line with organisational expectations to ensure the ongoing viability and sustainability of the service model.
- Providing high-quality, evidence-based assessment and intervention for adult clients with neurodevelopmental and psychosocial disabilities.
- Managing an individual clinical caseload, which includes delivering both community-based and centre-based assessments and interventions to help clients maintain or improve their functional abilities and independence, consistent with their NDIS goals.
- Contributing to DPV Health’s Health and Wellbeing Program by working within a multi-disciplinary framework.
- Delivering training and support to internal Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Assistants in the specialist area of practice, as required.
- Providing in-person training for external Occupational Therapists in these specialist areas Adult Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Disability specialisationand collaborating with local OT providers to offer training opportunities.
Bring Your Great, Everyday
To be successful in this role you will bring:
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree or Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with AHPRA
- Postgraduate training in Disability is desirable, or equivalent experience.
Skills and Experience
Service Delivery
You have significant experience as a senior Occupational Therapist, with a strong background in the psychosocial and neurodevelopmental disability sector, regularly conducting OT assessments and interventions. Your highly developed clinical skills and track record of fostering coordinated stakeholder partnerships has led to the achievement of agreed health outcomes for clients.
Your planning, implementation, and evaluation of innovative, evidence-based clinical services is exemplary. You enjoy supporting community-based NDIS clients with neurodevelopmental or psychosocial disabilities in achieving their goals, and you bring previous experience working as an OT in a community setting, including with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Communication and Interpersonal Approach
You work successfully within an inter-professional framework and a collegiate manner, possessing excellent communication ability, and strong interpersonal skills, employing appropriate tools to establish constructive rapport with clients from a wide range of cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
You are proficient in connecting effectively with diverse audiences in an informative, engaging, and persuasive manner, and demonstrate a proven capability in writing clear, concise, and informative reports.
Additional Skills and Knowledge
- Sound business and commercial acumen relevant to the NDIS sector.
- Excellent understanding of the funding changes impacting the NDIS sector.
- Experience working in a community setting is preferred.
The fine print
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable), hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Clearance check.
- Full driver license and travel between DPV Health sites required.
- Closing date for applications will be 19th March 2026
Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare
Recognised as the Premier’s Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024, DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne’s northern growth corridor.
Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Fostering a rewarding, values based and inclusive workplace culture, DPV Health is committed to supporting our people to lead fulfilling lives, at home and at work; celebrating diversity and promoting growth, innovation, and collaboration. Our People feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work.
Our benefits connect, recognise, and support our people, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health, and include:
- $1500 professional development budget available on commencement to support continued investment in your practice ($500 per annum for full time employees thereafter)
- $500 for a staff member who recommends the successful candidate
- Monthly accrued day off (ADO)
- Salary packaging up to $18,500 tax free plus novated leasing options
- Flexible work arrangements to support you to do your best work
- Discounted insurance, utilities, retail, entertainment, dining and more
- Access to discounted gym memberships with Fitness Passport
- Sonder Employee Assistance Program to maintain your mental health and wellbeing
- Generous PD allowance and pathways to leadership and mentoring programs
- Access to additional leave benefits including leave purchasing and substituted public holidays
- Reward and recognition programs all year round!
That’s the DPV Health Way. For a full list of our benefits and more on great careers at DPV Health, please see our website.
For further information, please contact Carole McNamara on 0487282939 or carole.mcnamara@dpvhealth.org.au.
To view the Position Description, please click here
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Our Talent Experience
To learn about the assistance we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au
We're proud to be Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant. While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media to explore how you can #bringyourgreateveryday.
DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.
Requirements
Bring your great, everyday!
To be successful in this role you will possess the following:
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree or Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Current Registration with AHPRA.
- Post graduate training in Disability is desirable (or equivalent experience)
In addition, you will demonstrate the following skills and experience:
Service Delivery
- At least 7 years’ experience in Occupational therapy, particularly within the psychosocial and neurodevelopmental disability space
- Strong experience conducting Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention to support community-based NDIS clients with neurodevelopmental or psychosocial disabilities in meeting their goals.
- Well-developed clinical skills and demonstrated ability to support a coordinated approach by working with a range of stakeholders to improve health outcomes as agreed with client
- Experience working as an Occupational Therapist in a community setting including work with CALD clients is desirable.
- Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating innovative, evidence based, clinical services.
Communication and interpersonal approach
- Excellent communication skills including an ability to work within an inter-professional framework and collegiate manner.
- Utilises interpersonal skills and tools to establish constructive rapport with clients from a variety of cultures, religions and socio-economic circumstances.
- Communicating to a diverse range of audiences in an informative, engaging and persuasive manner
- Ability to write clear, concise and informative reports.
Additional Skills/Knowledge
- Good business/commercial acumen, relevant to the NDIS space
- Excellent understanding and knowledge of the funding changes impacting the NDIS sector
- Experience in community setting preferred but not essential
The fine print
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable), hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Clearance check.
- Full driver license and travel between DPV Health sites required.
- Closing date for applications will be 3rd January 2026
- To view copy of the Position Description please click here
Our Talent Experience
We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Carole McNamara, Occupational Therapy Team Leader detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.
For further information, please contact Carole McNamara on 0487282939 or carole.mcnamara@dpvhealth.org.au.
We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don’t delay.
Make your next move, a great one! Click Apply now below!
We're proud to be Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant. While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media to explore how you can #bringyourgreateveryday.
DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.
To learn about the assistance we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au
