Offer summary

Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications and registration in a relevant discipline such as Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, or Exercise Physiology., Experience in occupational rehabilitation or injury management is preferred., Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with effective relationship-building abilities., Current driver's license and the ability to obtain a satisfactory Police Clearance and Working with Children check..

Key responsibilities:

Conduct initial assessments to identify return to work barriers and design programs for injured workers.

Liaise with insurers, employers, and treatment providers to ensure effective injury management and support for return to work.

Maintain statistical standards and undertake various assessments such as worksite and functional analysis as needed.

Arrange retraining and alternative employment for workers unable to return to their pre-injury duties.

Job description

Company Description

Engage. Educate. Empower.

SIS Rehab provides workplace rehabilitation services that uplift, rebuild and restore self-confidence, self-worth and overall wellbeing following injury. Established in 2004, SIS Rehab started from a passion to provide best practice, holistic rehabilitation support. Providing those injured at work with the greatest opportunity to return to not only sustainable work but also to restore their ability to engage in their previous way of life. This passion for holistic rehabilitation has become our philosophy and is championed by our team of highly driven, multidisciplinary allied health professionals.

Job Description

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist, Psychologist or Rehab Counsellor to join our multidisciplinary team as a Rehab Consultant (RC).

As an RC within SIS, you will deliver an engaging, educational and empowering workplace rehabilitation service, playing a significant role during all stages of the workplace rehabilitation process by consulting, developing, reviewing and advising on all facets of the injured workers return to work and rehabilitation programs. Liaising with all relevant parties to ensure Injured Worker rebuilds and restores self-confidence, self-worth and overall wellbeing following an injury.

Your day to day will include:

Conduct initial assessments and identify return to work barriers and design/implement/monitor programs that assist injured worker to return to work.
Identify and design suitable duties for the worker to assist the employer to meet their obligations in providing suitable employment
Maintain appropriate statistical standards as measured by case management system
Undertake specific services and assessments such as; worksite, vocational, functional, ergonomic, equipment, home and job analysis as required.
Forge the link between the insurer, employer and treatment providers to ensure integration of all injury management activities and a focus on return to work
Arrange appropriate retraining and placement in alternative employment when the worker is unable to return to pre-injury duties
Travel to work sites, appointments or other such areas, as needed
Maintain high customer service standards and effective relationships with a range of employers, treatment, care and service providers

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will bring:

Tertiary Qualifications and registration in your relevant discipline
Experience in occupational rehab or injury management treatment will be viewed favourably
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Effective relationship building skills
Demonstrated understanding of negotiation and conflict resolution
Experience within an Insurance or Workers' Comp/CTP environment with be viewed favourably
Current Drivers Licence, own vehicle and Comprehensive car insurance
Ability to obtain a satisfactory Police Clearance and Working with Children check

Additional Information

How we support you
SIS is a lively and supportive place to work. You will work autonomously whilst having the support of a strong team environment. You will also benefit from:

Having structured and achievable Key Performance Indicators
Access to professional development programs
Clear career pathways and a 'promote from within' culture
Secondment opportunities that keep it interesting and challenging
A comprehensive induction program, buddy program and workplace mentoring to ensure a great start and ongoing support to excel
Extensive employee remuneration and benefits package including fuel allowance, salary packaging, novated leasing, leave purchasing scheme, paid parental leave, Employee Assistance Program and much more!
Access to our EP/OT Schools - obtain CPD points by joining our monthly professional development sessions, featuring a range of engaging content, including expert guest speakers, case study discussions, and presentations on evidence-based practices.
You will also be joining a company that is part of MedHealth, a family of industry leading health, medical and employment enterprises, which has been voted 2 years in a row as an Australia’s Financial Times ‘Best Place to Work’ organisation.

To have a confidential discussion or to find out further information on the role, please contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor Erin Mansell on [email protected]

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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.

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