Rehabilitation Consultant - Allied Health (First Nations Identified Role)

Job Description

• A truly National Provider with diverse career progression opportunities
• Quarterly bonus program, salary sacrifice & ability to purchase additional leave
• Large and supportive multi-disciplinary team – Hybrid working arrangement

Join Konekt and help us support 40,000 Australians back into work, recover from injury, and achieve their goals. We’re looking for Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists, Psychologists, Rehab Counsellors or Social Workers to join our team of rehabilitation consultants.

To perform this role it is essential that the person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

Key Responsibilities

You will assist with developing and delivering culturally appropriate programs and services for our First Nations clients to assist them to address the barriers they face in their lives. With a focus on a holistic approach, you will empower our clients and make a real impact on their lives.

• Utilising your specialist knowledge and skills to assist people to return to meaningful engagement in occupations
• Evaluating the treatment and/or rehabilitation needs of workers who have been involved in a work-related or non-work-related injury or illness
• Helping clients identify future employment or training options by reviewing their transferable skills, qualifications and interests

• Perform a variety of assessments depending on your area of clinical expertise. This could include functional capacity evaluations, worksite, ergonomic or activities of daily living assessments
• Responsible for effective case management to plan, coordinate and monitor your client’s progress toward their return to work goal

• Engaging with key stakeholders and building strong relationships to facilitate the achievement of business objectives

When you join our team, we look forward to offering you:

• You’ll be part of one of Australia’s largest workplace injury prevention providers
• Relocation assistance for those not local to the area
• Generous salary and quarterly incentive bonus
• Career progression and professional development opportunities tailored to your individual goals
• Paid parental leave
• Discounted health insurance
• Access to our Mental Health and Wellbeing Program
• Discounts and savings at retailers across Australia
• Work from home arrangements
• Other great benefits include pool car, mobile phone and laptop, and the opportunity to purchase extra leave and salary sacrifice

Thinking about applying? Here's what we're looking for:

• An understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• You will have experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, organisations, and communities as well as well-developed communication skills, empathy, and cultural competence.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline

• Professional registration
• A variety of levels of experience from graduate to senior levels

• Open to having a pre-employment national criminal check carried out prior to employment

READY TO JOIN?

Apply today to fast-track your application or contact Peter at Peter.Tieu@apm.net.au

We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

We welcome all people to join our team, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, living with disability, all gender identities, LGBTQIA+, people of any socioeconomic status, of any age, race, national origin or ethnicity. We believe each person’s uniqueness makes us even better at the work we do.

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