Senior Occupational Therapist

Cerebral Palsy Alliance is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our highly regarded Croudace Bay team. This role is ideal for an OT with strong clinical reasoning, a passion for supporting people with complex physical disability, and a genuine interest in assistive technology, seating and positioning, powered mobility, vehicle modifications, transport access and environmental solutions.

You will be joining a passionate multidisciplinary team in a well-resourced therapy centre, supporting children, young people and adults to achieve meaningful goals, increase independence and participate more fully in everyday life. This is a role for someone who enjoys complexity, values collaboration and wants to keep growing as a clinician.

Our Croudace Bay site is home to a highly experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech Pathologists. We work together in a collaborative, transdisciplinary way to provide person-centred, evidence-informed services for clients with complex needs.

The site offers a unique mix of clinical services, including:

• Custom wheelchair seating and positioning
• On-site casting services
• Powered mobility assessment and intervention
• Complex assistive technology prescription
• Vehicle modification and transport-related assessment
• Early diagnosis and early intervention services
• Bimanual therapy and goal-directed therapy programs
• Bike riding, school holiday and community participation programmes
• Therapy support for residents in our on-site CPA group homes

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will provide high quality assessment, intervention and clinical leadership for clients with complex physical disability and support needs. Your caseload may include children, young people and adults requiring support with:

• Complex seating and positioning
• Manual and powered wheelchair prescription
• Postural support and pressure care considerations
• Assistive technology trials and prescription
• Vehicle access and modifications
• Transport planning and community access
• Upper limb function and participation
• Home, school and community-based intervention
• Functional independence and daily routines
• Collaboration with families, support workers, teachers and other professionals

You will be supported to work within a transdisciplinary model, drawing on the strengths of the broader team while also contributing your own specialist OT expertise. This role also offers opportunities to mentor others, contribute to clinical problem solving, support quality practice and continue developing your own area of specialisation.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience working with people with complex physical disability
• Strong clinical reasoning and confidence managing complex presentations
• An interest in assistive technology, seating, positioning, mobility and access solutions
• Experience or interest in vehicle modifications, transport and community participation
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to work transdisciplinarily
• A person-centred, strengths-based approach
• A commitment to evidence-informed practice
• The ability to build strong relationships with clients, families and teams
• A willingness to mentor, share knowledge and contribute to team culture

Experience in complex disability, paediatrics, lifespan practice or neurological conditions would be highly valued.

At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, you will be part of an organisation with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, research and client-centred practice. We offer:

• Professional development: CPA is a registered training organisation, offering structured learning pathways, clinical education and ongoing career support.
• Specialist clinical growth: Develop expertise in complex disability, assistive technology, seating, positioning, mobility, research, clinical governance or leadership.
• Experienced team support: Work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team with deep knowledge in complex disability practice.
• Rewarding clinical work: Support clients to achieve meaningful goals that improve daily life, access, independence and participation.
• Transdisciplinary practice: Collaborate closely with OT, PT, SP, and other professionals to deliver integrated care.
• Flexibility: Work across clinic and community settings, with options for full time, part time, compressed hours or negotiated start and finish times.

Salary: Clinical salaries are graded, with an approximate range of $80,000 to $140,000 including super and salary packaging benefits, depending on experience. Our recruitment team can provide further detail.

Essential requirements:

• Relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current AHPRA registration
• Current driver's licence
• Access to your own vehicle
• Commitment to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct and child safe practice

At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we champion diversity and equitable opportunities for people with disability and lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and LGBTQIA+ people. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace.