Company Description
IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. Whether it's 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, and Psychologists. IPAR is just one of the purpose-built, industry-leading brands in the global MedHealth network. We make impact and we achieve outcomes from the meaningful and purposeful work that we do every day!
Job Description
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. 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
Completing a variety of assessments using your clinical and discipline-specific allied health skills, such as Functional Capacity Evaluations, Worksite Assessments, Ergonomic Assessments, and Activities of Daily Living Assessments.
This role can be based from either our Shepparton, Wangaratta, or Albury offices, and travel across the North East region and these offices is expected as part of the role. What a great opportunity to get out of the clinic, hospital, or office and see what regional Victoria has to offer.
Qualifications
Our new team member will have:
A qualification in Occupational Therapy
Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Strong communication skills to build and develop relationships
Excellent time management skills - be able to work autonomously as well as within a team environment
A desire to problem solve with the confidence to be innovative, use their initiative and achieve results
A passion for injury prevention, return to work, and the associated health benefits
Energy and drive to grow our services
A current drivers' license and access to their own vehicle
New team members are matched up with a buddy and enjoy comprehensive induction and employee assistance programs combined by ongoing workplace mentoring. Clearly defined career development pathways are aligned with a competitive remuneration package, including bonus and incentive schemes and salary packaging options are available.
We have a robust "promote from within" culture and secondment opportunities keep life interesting and challenging for our employees. If social events and activities are your thing, we have plenty to choose from too!
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.
To have a confidential discussion about the role please contact our Talent Acquisition Lead, Grant Devlin on 0474 740 466.
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.
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