Occupational Therapist – Community | Flexible WFH | Early Career & New Grads
Are you an early-career Occupational Therapist looking for more flexibility, genuine clinical support and an opportunity to grow?
Or perhaps you're a new graduate OT looking for the right place to start your career—with structured onboarding, mentoring and an experienced team around you.
At Vista Healthcare, we believe great clinicians do their best work when they feel supported, valued and trusted.
This is a community-based and work-from-home role with no regular office attendance required. You'll have the independence of mobile community practice, backed by experienced clinicians and dedicated admin support, so you can focus on providing great clinical care.
Why You'll Love Working With Vista
- Flexible WFH + community-based role – no regular office attendance
- Flexible hours and days – from approximately 24 hours per week to full-time
- Dedicated admin support for bookings, scheduling and client coordination
- No excessive focus on billable-hour targets – quality clinical care comes first
- Regular supervision and mentoring from experienced OTs
- Structured onboarding and clinician shadowing
- Genuine work-life balance with autonomy over your working day
- Supportive multidisciplinary team – independence without isolation
- Career development and professional development support
- Competitive remuneration plus super, car/travel and toll allowances
- Laptop and smartphone provided
ABOUT VISTA HEALTHCARE
Vista Healthcare is a growing allied health organisation providing high-quality, compassionate therapy services to people in their homes and communities.
Our multidisciplinary team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech Pathologists, working together to support older adults and people living with disability to achieve greater independence and quality of life.
Our values are simple:
Integrity | Care & Compassion | Respect
We pride ourselves on creating a workplace where clinicians have autonomy, flexibility and genuine support.
At Vista Healthcare, we're not driven by billable hours—we're driven by providing excellent clinical care.
THE ROLE
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our growing community team on a part-time or full-time basis.
You'll visit clients in their homes and complete documentation and reports remotely, with admin support for bookings, scheduling and client coordination.
You'll work with a varied caseload of older adults and people living with disability, giving you the opportunity to broaden your clinical experience while making a meaningful difference in people's everyday lives.
We are particularly interested in early-career OTs looking for their next opportunity to grow, while motivated new graduates are also encouraged to apply.
What You'll Be Doing
- Provide client-centred occupational therapy in the community
- Conduct comprehensive functional assessments
- Develop personalised intervention plans and meaningful goals
- Recommend assistive technology, equipment and home modifications
- Prepare clear, high-quality clinical reports using structured templates
- Apply clinical reasoning across a diverse range of presentations
- Collaborate with families, support coordinators and other health professionals
- Participate in supervision, team meetings and professional development
Early Career or New Graduate? We'll Support You
Whether you're building on your first few years of experience or starting your OT career, you'll have access to:
- Regular supervision with experienced OTs
- Clinical guidance and support with complex cases
- Comprehensive onboarding
- Opportunities for clinician shadowing
- Weekly team meetings
- Structured clinical templates and resources
- Ongoing professional development
- Dedicated admin support
- A supportive multidisciplinary team you can reach out to when needed
Our goal is to give you the autonomy to grow without feeling professionally isolated.
About You
You'll be a great fit if you're:
- An early-career OT or motivated new graduate
- Caring, compassionate and client-focused
- Positive, collaborative and eager to develop
- A strong written and verbal communicator
- Comfortable working independently with support available when needed
- Looking for flexibility, professional growth and genuine work-life balance
Requirements
- AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist, or eligibility/working towards registration
- Valid Australian Driver's Licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Police Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain
Ready for Your Next Step?
If you're looking for meaningful clinical work, flexibility, genuine support and an opportunity to grow your OT career without being consumed by billable-hour targets, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and grow your OT career with Vista Healthcare.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $80,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement
- Work from home
Experience:
- Occupational therapy: 1 year (Preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Working with Children Check (Preferred)
- AHPRA registration (Preferred)
- Driver Licence (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road
