Rehabilitation Consultant

IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. Whether it is through workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment, 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 of highly skilled allied health professionals and employment consultants include Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Counsellors. IPAR is just one of the purpose-built, industry leading brands in the global MedHealth network. We make impact and we achieve outcomes through the meaningful and purposeful work that we do every day.

Why joins us?

• Access to IPAR's health and wellness program with fun team monthly activities to support your overall well-being and to connect with your peers
• 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 successfully recommending great talent
• A comprehensive onboarding program to ensure a great start and ongoing support to excel
• Opportunity to join our Diversity & 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.

We are seeking individuals with a professional background in Psychology or Rehabilitation Counselling interested in working in the Occupational Rehabilitation sector.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our Brisbane team, a close-knit group of passionate allied health professionals who genuinely care about each other and the community we serve. Whether it's morning coffees or collaborating on complex cases the Brisbane team is known for its warm, supportive culture and strong multidisciplinary expertise. As a Rehabilitation Consultant here, you'll be surrounded by colleagues who lift each other up, and you'll be equipped with tailored training, tools, and mentorship to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

In this dynamic and rewarding role, you'll enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to structure your day while making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals recovering from workplace injury or illness. You'll guide clients through their rehabilitation journey, supporting their return to health, work, and everyday life. This includes delivering tailored occupational rehabilitation services to clients with a range of physical and psychological conditions, and helping them achieve sustainable recovery and return-to-work outcomes.

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); 
• Partnering with employers and employees to develop and implement injury prevention and workplace education programs and assist those with an injury or health condition to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes;
• Working collaboratively with injured workers, employers, medical and allied health professionals across various schemes such as workers compensation, compulsory third party, life insurance, Comcare, Department of Veteran's Affairs, and employer-funded injury prevention programs;
• Conduct Vocational Assessments with the aim of identifying suitable job options for individuals, complete comprehensive labour market research on identified job options, using clinical skills to match recommended options with a client's physical and psychological capabilities.

We welcome new graduates to apply. We offer Internal Supervision for Provisional Psychologist which satisfy the requirements to meet full registration

You'll be a driven and energetic professional with hopefully all of the qualities below

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology or Rehabilitation Counselling;
• General or Provisional AHPRA registration or Full ASORC Membership 
• Strong interpersonal skills - there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders;
• Excellent Time management and organizational skills
• Empathy, paired with genuine compassion and kindness, makes all the difference in this role.
• Patience and resilience - essential for navigating challenges and supporting clients through their recovery journey
• A current QLD Driver's License and access to own car with comprehensive insurance is a must

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 REF7702R] or if you want to express of interest for a career with IPAR, please contact the Talent Acquisition Lead, Grant Devlin on for a confidential discussion. #IPAR

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 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 LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

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