Occupational Therapy Graduate Program - National 360

Occupational Therapy Graduate Program

360 GO - Australia's leading 12 month Allied Health Graduate Program.

360 GO Occupational Therapy
Graduate Program

At National 360, we understand that transitioning from university to the workforce is a significant milestone. We are committed to supporting Occupational Therapy Graduates to commence full-time or part-time work through our tailored Graduate Program, 360 GO.

360 GO is designed specifically for those with less than 12 months’ experience who are passionate about working in a community setting. As a National 360 Graduate, you’ll be employed on a permanent basis and take part in 12 months of learning during your first year with us.

The program combines formal and informal learning opportunities, including observational sessions, joint appointments, team activities and events, and both direct and indirect client work. Through our support structure, you’ll be guided and trained across diverse areas of specialisation, setting you up for success in your career, these include:

360 GO - A True 12 Month Program

360 GO has been designed by clinical and educational experts, incorporating valuable insights from previous Graduates. Our aim is to provide a nurturing, encouraging, and highly personalised journey through four key phases:

Month 1

Months 1-3

Months 4-6

Months 7-12

Simulated Practice

Simulated Practice offers a safe and supportive environment to build your confidence before working with real clients. In this phase, you’ll complete self-directed learning modules that guide you through each component of your role—from initial assessment to documentation and service delivery. You’ll work with a mock client file, giving you the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge, practise clinical processes, and develop core skills in a realistic but low-pressure setting.

Experiential Discovery

The most effective way to grow as a therapist is through hands-on experience. In this phase, spanning Weeks 2 to 12, you’ll begin working with your own caseload, applying clinical skills in real-world settings, and connecting new learnings to your existing knowledge base. You’ll start by participating in observational and joint appointments alongside your Clinical Supervisor and multidisciplinary team members. As your confidence grows, you’ll begin conducting sessions independently, with ongoing clinical supervision and support to guide you through each stage of service delivery.

Theoretical Learning

Strengthen your theoretical foundation with interactive and immersive workshops facilitated by our subject matter experts across Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Positive Behaviour Support and Early Childhood disciplines. Workshop topics include more complex and in-depth study of diagnoses, assessments, therapy interventions, report writing and specialty areas. Build on your foundational NDIS knowledge, finding the rhythm of delivering community-based therapy and managing a full caseload.

Individualised Development

As a 360 GO Graduate you will have a caseload and professional development trajectory designed collaboratively between yourself, your Line Manager, and your Clinical Supervisor. In the last six months of your Graduate year, you will map your preferred pathway, setting goals related to internal and external learning & development opportunities.

Supervision and Support

We are well known for providing the most comprehensive supervision & support in the industry, complemented by ancillary learning opportunities to coach and develop the best allied health professionals in Australia. The support you receive as a 360 GO Graduate and early career therapist includes:

Observational sessions – for the first five weeks of 360 GO, you will have the opportunity to complete a half day of observation with an experienced therapist every single week. This will enable you to not only observe client appointments, but the pre and post-appointment processes as well. You will observe experienced therapists from your own discipline, and to ensure a true multidisciplinary experience, you’ll also observe experienced therapists from other streams to gain a holistic understanding of community allied health.
Joint appointments – you will conduct your initial client sessions alongside your Clinical Supervisor, who will provide you with real-time support and feedback. Joint appointments support you to feel confident and competent in delivering therapy in the community setting prior, to independently managing your own client appointments.
Self-directed learning – our online library has been developed over many years by our Clinical Practice Advisors and National Clinical Leads, covering every topic you can think of! Your Clinical Supervisor and Team Leader will guide you on the best learnings relevant to your interests, skills, experience level and caseload. You can access these learnings at any time and complete them at a pace that suits you.
2 hours of weekly clinical supervision – meet with your supervisor 1:1 each week to discuss your caseload, attend group supervision to engage in peer learning, and receive behind-the-scenes support to review your reports & therapy plans.
Line Manager Support– Your Line Manager will help you develop your caseload management skills, support your understanding of organisational procedures, set achievable personalised goals, and help you manage your wellbeing and work/life balance.
Unlimited clinical mentoring – our Clinical Practice Advisors are subject-matter specialists who host over a dozen mentoring sessions each week. Our CPAs share their knowledge through educational presentations, Q&A sessions, and providing 1:1 clinical consultations for the national team. You will also have the opportunity to be co-allocated alongside one of our subject-matter specialists, to support complex cases and support your specialisation and development.

Your Circle of Support

National 360 is proud of the support that we provide throughout our 360 GO Program and beyond your first year as a Graduate. Your immediate Circle of Support includes:

1. Your National Clinical Lead

Each discipline has a National Clinical Lead who is responsible for the clinical content of your discipline’s 360 GO program. Your National Clinical Lead will oversee your Graduate Workshops, communications, and other events throughout the 12-month Program.

2. Your Team Leader

Your Line Manager will provide you with appropriate case allocation and workflow support, as well as support your organisational skills such as scheduling, calendar management and general time management. They will complete formal reviews with you to ensure you are provided with timely feedback to ensure you successfully progress through the program and your career.

3. Your Clinical Supervisor

At National 360 we are fortunate to have a strong workforce of senior clinicians and supervisors. Clinical Supervisors have no more than three supervisees to ensure that every therapist receives individualised support. Your Clinical Supervisor will complete your shadow and joint visits, provide you with 1:1 and group supervision, and will review your reports to support the development your clinical reasoning.

4. Your Buddy

Each 360 GO Graduate is allocated a buddy to provide informal, additional support. Your Buddy is your go-to for any questions or advice and will be a recent Graduate or early-career therapist.

5. Your Graduate Peers

As a member of a 360 GO Graduate Cohort, You will be connected with other Graduates both locally within your team, as well as nationally across the country with Graduate events running throughout the year.

Life at National 360 upon completion of 360 GO Graduate Program

Your learning, supervision and support does not end following the completion of your Graduate year. Upon completion of the program, you will articulate to the role of Therapist and will continue to receive the same amount of supervision & support as you did through 360 GO. As a therapist, we will support you to further develop your skills in your areas of clinical interest including:

Mental Health Psychosocial Disability

Home Modifications & Housing

Generalist OT & Community Therapy

Aged Care & Assistive Technology

Early Childhood Services

Staff Benefits and Wellbeing Program

Flexible Working Practices

Work from home, from one of our 22 national offices, or in the community. As part of the National 360 team, we empower you to choose where you work from, depending on your individual preferences. You can also adjust your working hours to balance personal working commitments, such as starting earlier or later in the day and finishing at a respective time.

We provide all team members with a laptop and mobile phone to support them to work from anywhere.

Professional Development

We provide time during weekly paid hours to engage in professional development opportunities, including accessing mentoring sessions from Subject Matter Experts, attending guest speaker seminars, engaging in 1:1 and group supervision, and accessing our online Learning Management System.

In addition to internal opportunities, National 360 team members can also access external PD in-line with their professional goals. Clinical team members are provided with $1,500 annually to spend on external PD as well as paid time off to attend seminars, conferences, and courses.

Leave

We provide generous leave entitlements on top of standard annual and personal leave, including:

3 days of National 360 Leave each year on top of four weeks of annual leave.

Paid Parental Leave for both primary and non-primary carers.

An additional week of annual leave via our Purchased Leave scheme.

12 weeks of paid leave annually for those part of the 360 Balance Program.

Wellbeing

Our internal Wellbeing Committee ensures that team member wellbeing is always front and centre. Our Wellbeing Committee arrange activities to celebrate R U OK Day, review feedback loops to introduce initiatives aligned to staff needs, and are available to speak with team members about issues impacting them. All Wellbeing Committee members are trained in Mental Health First Aid.

We care about the wellbeing of our team, both inside and outside of work. All team members and their families have access to Sonder, a 24/7 support service offering confidential mental health and medical assistance. Sonder also includes wellbeing tools such as proactive safety alerts, live location sharing, and a ‘Check on Me’ feature to help ensure you get home safely after personal events. For work-related safety, we use a separate dedicated system to monitor and support our team in real time.

National 360 is partnered with HCF to provide discounted health insurance premiums and full excess coverage for both planned and unplanned hospital stays. We are also partnered with Fitness Passport to provide team members and their families with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities at discounted rates.

Social Events

As part of our commitment to bring some fun to the workplace, all teams have access to a bi-monthly ‘Fun Fund’ to spend on team activities that relate to team building, team engagement, or team wellbeing. We also provide a monthly budget for each team to celebrate special events, including birthdays, work anniversaries, engagements, weddings and babies.

More Benefits!

As a National 360 team member, you also receive:

A manager who genuinely cares about you and has been trained to lead with confidence and compassion.

Structured career pathways, secondments & promotional opportunities.

Performance bonuses.
Annual remuneration reviews.

A Beny account which provides discounts for a number of big brands including Virgin Australia, Fitness First, Event Cinemas and Chemist Warehouse.

Support for community engagement & charity events.

Guest speaker seminars.

Salary sacrificing and novated leasing.

Interstate relocation opportunities.

Vouchers to acknowledge tenure and the demonstration of our core values.

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