Occupational Therapist
This role offers you supported entry into private practice, allowing you to learn the ropes, so you end up loving the flexibility, autonomy and variety of private practice as much as we do. It will allow you to spend your work time with a team of incredible clinicians and support staff, who are all working together to make a difference. With us, you will be supported and encouraged to become your best therapist self and encouraged to practice great work-life harmony, as you support your clients to do the same.
Values
We believe that everyone deserves to live a good life. Lifeworks Occupational Therapy exists to give people with mental health needs, persistent pain conditions and other chronic and complex conditions the knowledge, skills and power to move forward with confidence, and overcome barriers, so they can live their best possible life. The OTs at Lifeworks OT work with people across the lifespan, predominantly in the areas of mental health, persistent pain/fatigue, neurodivergence, complex conditions such as functional neurological disorder and connective tissue disorders, sleep and women’s health. We also provide external professional supervision to other occupational therapists. A Lifeworks OT displays respect and integrity in all interactions and provides a quality service to their clients, built on the firm foundations of collaboration, innovation and individualised care. If this sounds like you, you would be a great fit.
Vision
Lifeworks OT’s mission is to enable people to participate in the areas of life that are important to them, and achieve an optimal quality of life, through occupational therapy. Ultimately, our vision is to be an industry leader in the provision and promotion of quality occupational therapy services, accessible to all people living in Australia. If you want to play a part in achieving this, then we encourage you to read on.
About The Role
If you are a fully registered OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, with a keen interest in mental health and/or persistent pain, we currently have an opportunity for you to come on-board as an early-career employee in a full time capacity. The positions we are currently have available are:
Mount Lawley Clinic x 1 OT
Bibra lake Clinic x 1 OT
Joondalup Clinic x 1 OT
We have a burnout prevention caseload model, which includes a full-time caseload of no more than 25 client hours per week (including travel and report writing), a focus on taking regular time-off, no appointments booked outside of your allocated hours, and regular caseload monitoring to ensure a fair balance of presentations.
You will need to have a drivers’ license and your own vehicle, and meet the requirements to work within the NDIS, Medicare and Workers’ Compensation Systems.
We are looking for someone with the right qualities. Our team is of utmost importance to us. We want you to feel a part of our team and come to work feeling positive and satisfied, because you love what you do. So, if you are someone who ….
> enjoys working with your colleagues
> enjoys sharing resources and knowledge
> takes ownership and responsibility for their work
> has excellent time management and organisational skills
> is focused on ongoing professional and personal development
> is passionate about occupational therapy and what occupational therapists can offer their clients
……. then we would like to meet you!
About the Career Path
Lifeworks Occupational Therapy offers a structured Career Progression Pathway to ensure you can continue to grow as a clinician, have role diversity and move into leadership and management roles should you wish to. You will have the opportunity to actively progress your career within the industry and field.
In addition to the above, we also offer:
Outstanding administrative support
A highly skilled and experienced Leadership and Management Team, comprised of OT’s who are practicing clinically and available to provide support.
Weekly 1:1 Supervision for early career therapists or those new to the practice area, monthly for experienced therapists, with informal check ins welcome as needed.
Peer Supervision available fortnightly
Free, internal continuing professional development opportunities, and a generous $1000 external CPD budget
A structured onboarding process, and a graded development plan, with clear targets.
Flexible working arrangements, including working from home days, to support work/life harmony
Supportive team culture
The opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team, and to be linked with external colleagues and referrers
Established referral base
Excellent remuneration and much, much more.
The details of the complete Remuneration Package will be discussed at interview.
About Us
Lifeworks Occupational Therapy is a well-established business, now in its 13th year. We started offering private occupational therapy services in the areas of mental health and persistent pain as we could see a significant gap in the services available in the community. As we have grown, we have considered each individual occupational therapist’s skill set and areas of interest, and worked to build them a caseload that is interesting, inspiring and rewarding, leading to high levels of professional satisfaction, and personal and professional growth and development.
Team Testimonials
We have regular discussion with our team around why they love working with us and how we can work on consistently improving as a practice and team. Below is some feedback from some of our team members:
“Working at Lifeworks has made me passionate about occupational therapy again!😊” Heidi Perera, Principal Occupational Therapist
“What I love about working at LWOT is the strong culture in learning, caring and sharing. Regardless of their roles, everyone is passionate and enthusiastic about they do and is always willing to support one another. From Day 1, I was heard and trusted from, and my ideas are valued. I am grateful to be part of a team comprising of very kind and capable individuals.” Ian Cheok, Principal Occupational Therapist
“After having a break from working as an Occupational Therapist, I was very keen to find a workplace that was flexible and accommodating to my employment needs. Lifeworks OT was super helpful in supporting me with the re-registration process with AHPRA. They promote a work life balance and this has helped me to work and live closer to my values.” Tamsin Pagett, Senior Occupational Therapist
“What I love about Lifeworks Occupational Therapy is how different an organisation it is to everyone else. There is great flexibility, everyone values your input, they are passionate about promoting occupational therapy in mental health, and the team culture is second to none. I have had the opportunities to grow, and have felt incredibly supported since joining the team.” Holly Mynott, Senior Occupational Therapist
“I have really enjoyed working at Lifeworks OT and watching the practice grow to what it is today! It has grown into a team of dedicated, enthusiastic, passionate OTs who are assisting people living with mental health and other chronic health conditions to make some amazing changes and live their best life. Lifeworks offers a supportive, collaborative work environment that facilitates professional growth and development whilst also allowing autonomy and flexibility to practice in areas of particular interest. Would thoroughly recommend joining the team 😄!” Elyse Graham, Principal Occupational Therapist
Location
Our Head Office is located in the leafy suburb of Mount Lawley that is centrally located in beautiful Perth WA. We have additional locations in Joondalup in the North, Bibra Lake in the South, Midland in the East, and Cottesloe in the West. Our locations offer easy access for staff and clients, have free parking available and easy public transport access. You can have the option to work from a variety of our clinic locations, as well as home visit in a close local area, and do some work from home (reporting/telehealth). Some of our clients come from further afar in Western Australia and even interstate, so we also offer services via telehealth. These numerous methods of service delivery make for an interesting and varied day.
What to do next
If you have read this far, and what has been said resonates with you, we would love for you to reach out. We have part-time and full-time roles available for early career occupational therapists and experienced occupational therapists, across all of our locations.
We value your values and clinical curiosity over a perfectly formatted CV.
Please send your CV and a short note to careers@lifeworksot.com.au telling us which of our niche areas you are most passionate about and why.
