Consultant - Health Services (QLD)

Cogent Thinking’s purpose is to lead the way in preventing and managing workplace injuries and illnesses with tailored solutions. We have learnt that workforce health and wellbeing services that are good for people, are also good for business.

We are growing and are seeking a Health Services Consultant to work on a casual basis. This role is to provide health and wellbeing services via early intervention framework (and other similar services) to customers to assist injured/ill individuals to access appropriate health care whilst supporting them with both personal and work-related issues. The consultant will ensure excellent service delivery and customer service. These services are a combination of telephonic and mobile services.

Tasks include but not limited to:

• Undertake or organise relevant injury prevention and wellbeing services, including but not limited to ergonomic assessments, injury prevention training and general health and well-being initiatives.
• Triaging of new injuries or illnesses – both work and non-work related
• Undertaking of relevant follow up post triage, including but not limited to organisation of medical and allied health appointments; liaison with all stakeholders; provision of email updates; creation of recovery plans.
• Undertake administration activities relating to claim processes where appropriate
• Conduct occasional case conferences with health providers and the injured/ill individual, in order to assess the requirements of the individual
• Work collaboratively with other consultants, who may be required to undertake meetings or case conferences

• Tertiary Qualifications as a RN or other Allied Health (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, or Exercise Physiology)
• Mental Health care/coordination experience highly valuable.
• Mental health assessment skills
• Good clinical assessment skills for mental health and physical injuries.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to develop rapport with clientele over telehealth.
• Ability to coach clientele to reach personal health goals and milestones.

Be part of the MedHealth group voted Financial Review Boss Best Places to Work. Head to www.medhealth.com.au for further details.

Join a group which offers:

• Employee discounts for health insurance, gyms, pools and travel club
• Novated leasing and specified salary sacrificing 
• Paid parental leave
• Purchased leave (excl casuals)
• Hybrid working arrangements
• CBD office close to public transport

Our teams are making a difference to the community that we serve - be it through volunteering, helping to raise funds or working with our network of health providers, we connect our community partners to the support they need. 

** We will not be able to support international applicants for this role and previous applicants need not apply.

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.