Occupational Therapist
- Mobile community-based Occupational Therapy role supporting NDIS participants.
- Flexible schedule with no minimum hours and administrative support provided.
- Competitive pay structure with 100% travel time paid at the billable rate.
About the job
Experienced Occupational Therapist
- NDIS
Hourly pay: 70% split (incl. super, $135.80/hr) and 100% travel paid at billable rate
Work designed to fit around your life
- South East Melbourne
If you're an experienced Occupational Therapist who values autonomy, sustainable caseloads, and work that fits into your life not the other way around this role may be exactly what you're looking for.
Path exists to support experienced clinicians who want to do meaningful NDIS work without burning out. We are deliberate about growth, realistic about expectations, and built on trust both in how clinicians practice and how our wider clinician community evolves.
We partner with Occupational Therapists with a minimum of 2 years experience who want flexibility, trust, and the opportunity to help shape Path Connect, our national clinician community, alongside their clinical work.
Why Occupational Therapists choose Path
Pay that respects your experience
- 70% of the NDIS hourly rate
- $135.80 per billable hour inclusive of superannuation
- 100% of travel time paid at the billable rate
- One of the most competitive contractor splits in the Melbourne NDIS space
True clinical autonomy with support available
- You control your schedule, caseload size, and clinical decisions
- No KPIs and no micromanagement
- No pressure to overbook or work beyond what is sustainable
- Senior peer guidance available
Path Connect community you can help shape
Path Connect is our Australia wide clinician community which hosts professional development sessions across OT, Speech, Physio and business growth.
As a Path contractor, you can:
- Help design the Path Connect professional development webinar calendar to include topics you are genuinely interested in
- Be part of a clinician led community that values contribution and experience
- Participation is optional. Influence is real.
Flexibility that supports real life
- Work from home for report writing and planning
- Choose your days and hours
- No minimum hours
Admin taken care of
- Path manages referrals, admin, and billing
- You manage your caseload and clinical approach
- We take care of referrals, billing, and systems so you can focus on your clients and making a difference in the community.
The role
- This is a mobile, community based Occupational Therapy contractor role supporting NDIS participants across South East Melbourne.
- Your work will include:
- Home and community based occupational therapy services
- Assessment and intervention planning
- Clear and practical NDIS reporting
- Managing your own schedule and caseload
What you will need
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- AHPRA registration
- Minimum 2 years post graduate experience
- Confidence with NDIS assessments and reporting
- Driver’s licence and reliable vehicle
- NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain
- ABN and relevant insurances or willingness to establish
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