Senior Occupational Therapist / Allied Health Clinical Lead in Sydney

Senior Occupational Therapist / Allied Health Clinical Lead

You will combine a clinical caseload with leadership responsibilities. You will complete comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) using appropriate standardised assessments, clinical observations and participant and carer input. You will produce clear, defensible reports linking disability-related functional limitations, participant goals, support needs and clinical recommendations. You will prepare evidence to inform NDIS plan reassessments, changes in support needs and review requests. You will assess activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), mobility, cognition, executive functioning, sensory needs and community participation. You will develop recommendations for capacity-building interventions, assistive technology (AT), equipment, environmental modifications and support requirements. You will prepare functional evidence to inform Home and Living options, including SIL, SDA and ILO where clinically relevant and within your expertise. You will deliver goal-directed interventions that support independence, safety and meaningful participation. You will provide clinical supervision, mentoring, case consultation and report quality assurance. You will establish and maintain consistent assessment, documentation and clinical governance standards. You will collaborate with participants, families, support coordinators, behaviour support practitioners and other health professionals. You will manage clinical priorities, report turnaround times and participant communication effectively.

Key responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) using appropriate standardised assessments, clinical observations and participant and carer input




• Produce clear, defensible reports linking disability-related functional limitations, participant goals, support needs and clinical recommendations




• Prepare evidence to inform NDIS plan reassessments, changes in support needs and review requests




• Assess activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), mobility, cognition, executive functioning, sensory needs and community participation




• Develop recommendations for capacity-building interventions, assistive technology (AT), equipment, environmental modifications and support requirements




• Prepare functional evidence to inform Home and Living options, including SIL, SDA and ILO where clinically relevant and within your expertise




• Deliver goal-directed interventions that support independence, safety and meaningful participation




• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, case consultation and report quality assurance




• Establish and maintain consistent assessment, documentation and clinical governance standards




• Collaborate with participants, families, support coordinators, behaviour support practitioners and other health professionals

About you

• A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current AHPRA registration




• Substantial post-registration experience, including strong experience with NDIS participants and complex presentations




• Demonstrated expertise in FCAs, clinical reasoning and high-quality NDIS report writing




• A sound understanding of NDIS funding criteria, reasonable and necessary considerations, participant goals and the evidence required to support recommendations




• Experience supervising or mentoring clinicians and reviewing clinical reports




• Strong knowledge of person-centred practice, supported decision-making, safeguarding, consent and professional boundaries




• The confidence to make independent clinical recommendations and explain them clearly to participants and stakeholders




• Strong organisation, communication and stakeholder management skills

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