The Hand Therapy Centre

Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist

OR - Early Career Therapist

3 Practice Locations – New Lambton, East Maitland, Salamander Bay

Full Time (5 days) or Part Time (4 days)

Work Monday to Friday

Due to Increased demand for Our Services – We are Hiring!

Hand Therapist – PT | OT | Early Career Therapist with interest in hands are invited to apply.

Our Locations: New Lambton - East Maitland - Salamander Bay
Hours: Full-time or Part-time - No weekends
Start Date: Flexible – we can work with your availability
Team: Join a Team of 9 passionate OTs & Physios – we have a long term and growing team!

Are you ready to specialise in a high-demand area with real purpose, hands-on mentorship and a genuine fun team environment? Whether you're an experienced Hand Therapist or just starting your journey in upper limb rehab, The Hand Therapy Centre is the place to grow. We are a busy, respected practice with 3 sites across Newcastle and the Hunter Region – and we need YOU to help meet soaring demand for our services.

About the Role

See a mix of hand trauma, elective post-op, fractures, sporting injuries and conservative conditions

Work closely with surgeons, GPs and referrers who trust us with their most complex cases

Start with a supported induction across our 3 sites, then settle into your preferred clinic

Use and develop skills in splinting, rehab, post-op care and patient education

Help shape the future of hand therapy in the region

We Are Hiring Across All Levels

Senior Clinicians: Bring your experience and autonomy. You’ll mentor others and help shape clinical standards.

Early Career / New Graduates: Not confident yet with hands? No problem. You’ll get structured mentorship, paid training and real-world experience that will fast-track your career growth.

Why Join the Hand Therapy Centre?

Mentorship Matters: We invest in YOU with regular 1:1s, paid monthly clinical training and a clear development plan.
Learning is Funded: Annual CPD allowance + paid study days ($2K on offer annually)
No Weekend Work: Monday to Friday only
Stability & Variety: See real change in patients’ lives while growing your career
Great Culture: Enjoy fun team events, shoutouts for success and a team that genuinely has each other's backs. Join our Team – including surgeons for trivia nights!
Be Part of a Purpose-Led Practice: Our Founder – Felicity Thorley - leads from the front and is building a workplace where therapists thrive!

Talk to Our Internal References: Many of our team have celebrated 10 and 15 year anniversaries with our practice. Engage with them as part of the recruitment process to understand ‘why they stay’!

Requirements

AHPRA Registered OT or Physio

Australian permanent residency (sorry, no sponsorship available)

Strong interest in upper limb rehab

Open communicator, team player and motivated learner

We are keen to get you started and engaged in our 30 – 60 – 90 Day Induction Program.

Please Apply Now! Please Apply Via Seek with your resume + short cover letter explaining why you’d love to join our team.

Or reach out to schedule a confidential chat first — we’d love to meet you.
Felicity Thorley (Owner / Principal Therapist): [email protected]
Lizzy (People & Culture): [email protected]