Design the caseload you love. Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering community and clinic-based services across Newcastle and the Hunter. Lean into adult mental health, neurodivergent paediatrics or blend both to match your interests.

Full-time or part-time options available with negotiable starting dates! The clinic is based in Kotara. 

What’s on offer

• Salary:  Up to $130,000 + super
• Caseload choice: Adult mental health or neurodivergent paediatrics (or a mix) so you can play to your strengths and deliver better outcomes
• True flexibility: Work within a schedule that suits you, plus opportunities to WFH
• Strong admin support:  Dedicated bookings team and an online chat system to lighten your admin load so you can focus on therapy
• Support & culture:  Approachable leadership, peer supervision, friendly “family-style” culture and regular socials

About the Employer

• Small, collaborative team spanning Psychology, OT, Behaviour Support, Dietetics, an AHA and three dedicated admin staff
• Community-led service with typically one clinic day/week now; larger premises from January 2026 to expand hybrid capacity
• Diverse referral streams: NDIS, Medicare, DVA, Victims of Crime
• Presentation mix includes psychosocial disability and complex mental health (e.g., schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, agoraphobia) and paediatrics (autism, developmental delay, intellectual disability)
• Travel within ~1 hour across the Hunter (regular days in Newcastle/Maitland/Rutherford/Cessnock)

About you

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
• AHPRA registration (full)
• Unrestricted Australian working rights
• Minimum 1 year relevant experience in Paediatrics or Mental Health

Interested in this position? 

Apply now or email your resume to Charlie Summers (Allied Health Division) to c.summers@gorillajobs.com.au or call +61 468 825 047 to hear more about the role.

LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-summers-902

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Next Steps - Apply now or email your resume to Charlie at c.summers@gorillajobs.com.au or call +61 468 825 047 to discuss what you are looking for in your next Occupational Therapist position.

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