At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of OTs while managing a reduced clinical caseload.
- Company: Established not-for-profit allied health organisation supporting individuals with disabilities.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous salary packaging, and flexible working arrangements.
- Other info: Enjoy professional development opportunities and a supportive multidisciplinary team.
- Why this job: Step into leadership and make a real difference in the lives of clients.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's in Occupational Therapy with AHPRA registration and 4+ years experience.
The predicted salary is between 18500 - 18500 $ per year.
Are you an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into leadership?
Salary: $105,000 - $125,000 + Super + up to $18,500 in salary packaging benefits
Leadership Opportunity: Lead 5–6 OTs with reduced clinical targets and dedicated management time
Career Development: $3,000 annual CPD allowance, flexible working and a supportive multidisciplinary team
Join an established not-for-profit allied health organisation supporting children, young people and adults living with disability.
Why You'll Love This Role?
- Competitive Salary: $105,000 – $125,000 + Super, depending on experience.
- Salary Packaging: Access up to $18,500 annually in salary packaging benefits, with personalised support to maximise your take-home pay.
- Reduced Clinical Targets: Approximately 3 days clinical and 2 days management, with billable expectations reducing as your team grows.
- Established Team: Collaborate with Speech Pathologists, Psychologists, Behaviour Support Practitioners and Exercise Physiologists.
- Professional Development: $3,000 annual CPD allowance, including leadership and supervision training.
- Flexible Caseload: Mixed-age clients, with the ability to tailor your clinical focus and arrange predominantly clinic-based appointments.
- Work-Life Balance: WFH options for administration, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
- Facilities & Support: Purpose-built clinic with 7 treatment rooms, sensory room, gym and play spaces, free gym access, EAP and dedicated administrative support.
Your Role:
You'll lead 5-6 Occupational Therapists within a wider multidisciplinary team of approximately 25 healthcare professionals, combining clinical supervision, mentoring and team development with a reduced clinical caseload.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Senior OT ready to move into a formal leadership position.
Working closely with the Allied Health Manager, you'll:
- Lead, supervise and mentor junior and early-career Occupational Therapists.
- Provide clinical supervision, case reviews and professional development planning.
- Oversee caseload allocation, workload management and clinical performance.
- Review clinical reports, including Functional Capacity Assessments and assistive technology recommendations.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, clinical governance and service improvements.
- Maintain a reduced clinical caseload, delivering evidence-based OT services.
As the team grows beyond 7 OTs, clinical targets can reduce to approximately 10 billable hours per week, allowing more dedicated leadership time.
About You:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration.
- Minimum 4 years' full-time clinical OT experience.
- Strong paediatric clinical experience, with the confidence to support clinicians managing paediatric caseloads.
- Experience supervising, mentoring or providing clinical guidance to other OTs.
- Strong understanding of the NDIS, clinical reporting and evidence-based practice.
- Excellent communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills.
- Previous Team Leader experience is highly regarded but not essential.
If you're a Senior OT already supporting junior clinicians and looking to step into formal leadership, we'd love to hear from you!
Additional Information:
- Salaries from $105,000 - $125,000 + Super + up to $18,500 in Salary Packaging
- Not for Profit Organisation | 3 Days Clinical & 2 Days Leadership | Growing
- $3000 CPD Allowance | Flexible Working - Clinic, Community & WFH
OT Team Leader | Reduced Billables + $125K + Super + $18.5K Salary Packaging in Brisbane employer: Gorilla Jobs Pty Ltd.
Join a supportive and dynamic team as a Team Lead Occupational Therapist, where you will enjoy a genuine leadership role with 80% of your time dedicated to mentoring and guiding your colleagues. With flexible working arrangements, including two work-from-home days per week, and a strong emphasis on professional development, this position offers an excellent opportunity for career growth in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment. Experience a culture that values teamwork, wellbeing, and continuous learning while making a meaningful impact in the lives of clients.
