Overview
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 individual, including workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment. We work with clients to identify goals and provide psychological or physical supports to help them live life to its fullest potential. Our team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Osteopaths, Social Workers, Nurses, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Counsellors. IPAR is part of the MedHealth network. We aim to make impact and achieve outcomes through meaningful and purposeful work every day.
Why joins us?
* Competitive remuneration with innovative incentive and bonus schemes.
* Access to IPAR's health and wellness program with fun team monthly activities to support wellbeing and peer connection.
* IPAR's Star Award reward and recognition program for top achievers
* A "promote from within" culture where every team member is supported to build a career
* Employee Referral Program – monetary incentives for recommending great talent
* Be part of a diverse and multidisciplinary team who are knowledgeable, collaborative, supportive and fun
* A comprehensive onboarding program to ensure a great start and ongoing support to excel
* Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion committees, including the IPAR Pride Group, i-parent, Reconciliation Action Plan committee
* Corporate benefits including Fitness Passport, Travel Perks, Discounted Health Insurance, Novated Leasing, Salary Packaging, EAP, Parental & Purchased Leave
Job Description
We are seeking individuals with a professional background in Physiotherapy or Exercise Physiology interested in working in the Occupational Rehabilitation sector, Port Macquarie NSW area.
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:
* 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
* Working 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
* 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
* Assisting those with an injury or health condition to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes
* Completing a variety of assessments using clinical skills, including 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
We welcome new graduates to apply!
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
You'll be a driven and energetic professional with the following:
* Tertiary qualification in Physiotherapy or Exercise Physiology and fully registered with AHPRA or accredited with ESSA
* Previous experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation industry would be highly regarded
* Fabulous communication skills - there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders
* Compassion and kindness, empathy
* Strong time management skills
* Current NSW Driver's License and access to own car with comprehensive insurance
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: Great People, Big Hearts, Bold Ideas. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome 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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