Rehabilitation Consultant

Job Description

IPAR are seeking individuals with a professional background in Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Osteopath or Occupational Therapy interested in working in the Occupational Rehabilitation sector in Hobart!

Join a workplace where you feel connected, valued and supported every step of the way. Our team is small enough to feel like family but big enough to create real impact. We foster a culture built on collaboration, open communication, and helping each other succeed, so you can grow confidently and make a meaningful difference everyday. 

Some of your day to day includes:

• Case management (caseloads are manageable, and our consultants have the support of Rehabilitation Assistants to alleviate administrative tasks); 
• Applying your clinical knowledge to improve return to work outcomes and collaborating with employers and employees to develop and implement injury prevention and workplace education programs;
• Working collaboratively with injured workers, employers, medical and allied health professionals and across various schemes such as workers compensation, compulsory third party, life insurance, Comcare, Department of Veteran's Affairs, and employer-funded injury prevention programs;
• Assisting those with an injury or health condition to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes;
• Prepare timely, high-quality reports outlining findings, recommendations, and clinical reasoning.

This opportunity working as a Rehabilitation Consultant stands out as you will also get exposure delivering some of IPAR’s innovative services including our pain education Re-thinking Recovery program. This program centres around using virtual reality and modern pain science to help people understand pain and re-train their brain and body. Re-thinking recovery is used in collaboration with a client’s current healthcare approach and will involve engagement with the entire treating team to ensure that the service is focused on the client. 

We offer a hands-on approach to learning and developing your career. You’ll find the new graduates of yesterday are the leaders of today. Whether it’s a new location, new service or role within the wider MedHealth group, the career opportunities for Rehabilitation Consultant are endless.

Check out our company video if you want to see what IPAR is all about!

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Exercise Physiology or Occupational Therapy
• Full Professional Registration with AHPRA or Full Professional Accreditation with ESSA or eligibility to obtain
• Previous experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation industry would be highly regarded;
• Fabulous communication and time management skills - there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders!;
• You are someone with compassion, kindness and empathy! 
• A current Driver’s License and access to own car with comprehensive insurance is a must!

Additional Information

Every day, we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.

Here at IPAR, we have three simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team. Our values have been created by our people and reflect the incredible team that work here, and what is important to them.

Great People - To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive. We’re accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each and every day.

Big Hearts - We’re here to make a positive difference for our clients, our customers, our team and our community. We believe in making meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need.

Bold Ideas - Is there a better way? Let’s find it. We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change and draw on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver the highest quality solutions.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role [quoting REF9469M] or if you want to express of interest for a career with IPAR, please contact our Talent Acquisition Specialist, Grant Devlin on 0474 740 466 #IPAR

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 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 LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

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