About Us
IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. Our care is tailored to each and every individual.
We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological or physical supports to help them live life to its fullest potential.
Our Team
We have a team of highly skilled allied health professionals and employment consultants including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Counsellors.
Careers
We are seeking individuals with a professional background in Psychology or Rehabilitation Counselling or Nursing interested in working in the Occupational Rehabilitation sector in Darwin NT.
The role is available for both part-time and full-time positions.
We welcome new graduates to apply.
About the Role
In this diverse role, you will enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to manage your own day.
You will have the support of a strong, close team of driven and energetic healthcare professionals with the backing and resources of a global corporate infrastructure.
Providing occupational rehabilitation services to clients with a range of conditions, both physical and psychological, and supporting them to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes.
Your Duties Will Include
1. Case management (caseloads are manageable, and our consultants have the support of Rehabilitation Assistants to alleviate administrative tasks);
2. Applying your clinical knowledge to improve return to work outcomes;
3. Working with employers and employees to develop and implement injury prevention and workplace education programs;
4. Working collaboratively with injured workers, employers, medical and allied health professionals;
5. Working across various schemes such as workers compensation, compulsory third party, life insurance, Comcare, Department of Veteran's Affairs, and employer-funded injury prevention programs;
6. Assisting those with an injury or health condition to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes;
7. Completing a variety of assessments using your clinical skills, including but not limited to initial, workplace and vocational assessments to review diagnosis, support treatment plans, address psychosocial barriers to employment and identify suitable employment opportunities for workers who have sustained workplace injuries or injuries sustained from motor vehicle accidents.
Qualifications
You'll be a driven and energetic professional with hopefully all of the qualities below:
1. Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Nursing or Rehabilitation Counselling;
2. General or Provisional registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Psychologist or Nurse; or eligibility for Associate or Full membership with Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC);
3. Previous experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation industry would be highly regarded;
4. Fabulous communication skills - there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders;
5. Compassion and kindness always go a long way as does empathy;
6. It's the kind of career where well developed time management skills are a must;
7. A current NT Driver's Licence and access to own car with comprehensive insurance is a must.
Our Values
Every day, we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.
* 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.
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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.