Defence Force Rehabilitation Specialist

7 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Acumen Health Full time

About Us

At Acumen Health, we deliver the highest standard in services across personal injury and occupational health.

We are part of the APM Group, a diverse team of 15,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose – to enable better lives for our employees and the communities we work in.

Our personal injury division provides services through federal and state-based Workers Compensations, Motor Accident Schemes and Life Insurance.

A Unique Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that gets our military fully fit and ready to defend and protect Australia.

You will support ADF members across local ADF bases, HMAS Penguin (Mosman) and Waterhen (Sydney Harbour).

About the Role

This hybrid role involves taking a more holistic care approach, working within a multidisciplinary team to support the journey from rehab to healing for our current defence force members.

You will perform a variety of assessments depending on your area of clinical expertise, including functional capacity evaluations, worksite, ergonomic or activities of daily living assessments.

Collaboration with a variety of stakeholders, including the employee who has suffered injury, illness, or trauma, medical specialists, and other treatment providers, is an essential aspect of this role.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Current unrestricted registration or membership with the relevant industry body (AHPRA, ESSA, AASW, ASORC)
  • Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Nursing, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counselling or Social Work
  • Clinical reasoning combined with case management
  • Ability to engage across multidisciplinary teams to support the achievement of a common goal
  • Passion to help people rehabilitate
  • Occupational Rehabilitation experience and/or experience within the military is highly desirable

About the Package

The salary for this role is approximately $120,000 per annum, plus benefits including great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs, and employee discounts.

We welcome all people to join our team, including those 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.



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