- Permanent full-time opportunity
- Level 1-2 role based in Ryde
- Salary Packaging: Package up to $9,000 of your pre-tax income and boost your take-home pay
- Fitness Passport: Discounted access to gym and aquatic centres
- NSW Health and NSW Health AHO Employees: Transfer your accrued leave entitlements and continue to receive pay and entitlements in line with the relevant NSW Health State Award
About Us..
At Royal Rehab Ryde we’re redefining health and wellbeing.
We offer a comprehensive range of specialist rehabilitation services for both public and private patients. Our team provides expert care for individuals with neurological conditions including stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and more. We also deliver orthopaedic rehabilitation, post-operative care, and general reconditioning. Services are available across both inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring continuity of care and tailored support throughout the recovery journey.
We offer a vibrant, inclusive culture that values your expertise.
About The Role..
Step into a dynamic role where your expertise helps adults achieve meaningful, real-world goals. As an
Occupational Therapist, you’ll deliver client-centred therapy across homes, community settings, supported accommodation, and on-site at Royal Rehab LifeWorks Ryde. You’ll lead assessments, goal setting and tailored interventions within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, supporting people with complex conditions.
You’ll also work within an innovative, growing service, with opportunities to develop skills in advanced rehabilitation technologies including robotics and virtual reality within our state-of-the-art Advanced Technology Centre. This role also contributes to promoting the LifeWorks service and building strong referral partnerships.
Key Responsibilities Include
- To provide high quality, timely Occupational Therapy services to clients to maximise function, performance of activities of daily living and participation in meaningful activities.
- To comply with centre-wide, service and Occupational Therapy discipline specific policies/procedures and initiatives and the Royal Rehab mission, vision and values.
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with LifeWorks and the Occupational Therapy department at Royal Rehab. This may involve working in or providing cover to other units from time to time upon request.
About You..
We seek a self-motivated and friendly individual with:
Essential Criteria
- Current full registration with AHPRA.
- Recent clinical experience (a minimum of 1 year) working in the community or rehabilitation setting providing occupational therapy intervention to persons with chronic and complex health needs and/ or permanent disability.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience in equipment prescription and home modifications and/or upper limb rehabilitation.
- Sound time management skills and demonstrated ability to set priorities and complete tasks.
- Demonstrated competence in high level interpersonal communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to implement evidenced based practice and outcome measurement and commitment to participation in supervision and professional development.
- Computer literacy including demonstrated competence using Microsoft Word, email and internet.
- Current C unrestricted driver’s license, good driving record and own car.
Desirable Criteria:
- Wheelchair and seating prescription experience
- Experience working with NDIS funded clients & icare participants and/or knowledge of systems involved
Your Royal Rewards...
- Salary Packaging: Lower your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- Maxxia Rewards: Enjoy a huge range of discounts through our salary packaging partner
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Employee Assistance Program: Access to professional counselling and coaching for you and your immediate family
- Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
- NSW Health and NSW Health AHO Employees: Transfer your accrued leave entitlements and continue to receive pay and entitlements in line with the relevant NSW Health State Award
We know diversity makes Royal Rehab Ryde a great place to work, and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from all members of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
If you require any adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, or to support you in the workplace should you be successful, please let us know. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment where all individuals can thrive.
What’s Next..
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, address the essential criteria in your cover letter and APPLY NOW to start your journey with us!
Please note, only applicants that address this essential criteria will be considered.
Visit our Royal Rehab Ryde careers page for more information:
www Royalrehabgroup.com.au/careers/
The successful applicant will be required to provide and undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check, working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
Further Enquiries
Karen Chestney, Professional Leader - Occupational Therapy
Phone: (02) 9808 9274 (Mon, Tues, and Thurs)
Email: Karen.Chestney@royalrehab.com.au
&
Joel Chan, Allied Health Operations Manager
Phone: 0403 206 982
Email: Joel.Chan@royalrehab.com.au
Application Close Date: Sunday 12th April 2026
