Job Description

Use Your Expertise to Influence Meaningful Outcomes

Be Positive Therapy is seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join our growing Medicolegal Consultant Panel. This opportunity is designed for senior clinicians with extensive Functional Capacity Assessment experience who are looking to apply their expertise within the medicolegal space, contributing independent assessments and expert reports for NDIS related reviews, appeals and Tribunal matters. Whether you're working in private practice, community health, occupational rehabilitation or disability services, this role offers the opportunity to undertake specialised consulting work alongside your existing professional commitments.

About Be Positive Therapy

Be Positive Therapy is a trusted provider of allied health services across Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania. We support people living with disability and complex health needs through high-quality assessment, therapy and advocacy services. Our team is known for its clinical excellence, collaborative culture and commitment to improving outcomes for the people we support. As demand for independent expert Occupational Therapy assessments continues to grow, we are expanding our panel of senior Occupational Therapists available for medicolegal referrals.

About the Role

As a Medicolegal Consultant, you will be engaged on a case by case basis to provide independent Occupational Therapy assessments and expert reports. When a suitable matter is received, panel members may be nominated to legal representatives or other referring parties. If selected, you will undertake the assessment, prepare an expert report and, where required, provide clarification regarding your findings. Each engagement typically involves approximately 20 hours of
work across assessment, documentation review, report preparation and consultation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessments.
• Review relevant medical, allied health and evidentiary documentation.
• Apply advanced clinical reasoning and NDIS knowledge to form independent opinions.
• Prepare high-quality, objective and defensible expert reports.
• Provide recommendations regarding support needs, assistive technology, home modifications and functional capacity
• Participate in Tribunal proceedings or related discussions where required.

Essential Requirements

To be considered, you must have:

• Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• A minimum of 7 years post-qualification Occupational Therapy experience.
• Extensive experience conducting Functional Capacity Assessments.
• Strong understanding of the NDIS and disability sector.
• Exceptional written communication and report-writing skills.
• Advanced clinical reasoning and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage deadlines.
• Capacity to commit approximately 20 hours per matter when engaged.

Please note: Applicants with less than 7 years post-qualification Occupational Therapy experience will not be considered.

Highly Regarded

• Previous medicolegal or expert witness experience.
• Experience preparing reports for tribunal or legal matters.
• Occupational rehabilitation experience.
• Complex disability assessment experience.
• Experience supporting NDIS review or appeal matters.

Why Join Our Panel?

• Specialist Consulting Opportunities: Apply your clinical expertise to complex matters that directly influence important decisions and participant outcomes.
• Flexible Engagement Model: Accept work that fits around your existing employment, consultancy or private practice commitments.
• Expand Your Professional Expertise: Gain exposure to medicolegal assessment, expert reporting and tribunal processes.
• Meaningful and Challenging Work: Work on complex cases requiring advanced clinical reasoning and professional judgement.
• Competitive Contractor Remuneration: Remuneration is provided on a per-engagement basis and reflects the specialist nature of the work.

Diversity and Inclusion

Be Positive Therapy is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to utilise your expertise in a specialist medicolegal capacity, we'd love to hear from you.

Click Apply Now or contact HR@bepositivetherapy.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Minimum requirement: 7+ years post-qualification Occupational Therapy experience.