ADF Rehabilitation Consultant

Full Job Description

Be part of the team that gets our military fully fit, ready to defend and protect Australia! Nurses bring a truly unique and valuable insight in supporting our ADF return to wellness. Working as a Rehabilitation Consultant you will draw upon your clinical skills and support people throughout their rehab journey. Unlike many nursing roles, you will be rewarded with real tangible outcomes. A vital link helping our ADF achieve specific health goals to be able to return to service.

Perform a variety of assessments. This could include functional capacity evaluations, worksite or ergonomic assessments;
Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders including the employee who has suffered injury, illness, or trauma, medical specialists, other treatment providers and allied health professionals;
Applying your nursing knowledge to facilitate a return to wellness plan;
Case management - Implementing and monitoring rehabilitation plans.

Unlike most other Rehabilitation Consultant roles, KPI’s are based on service delivery outcomes, NOT billable hours. Genuine person-centred focus!

Set working hours means you can truly have WORK / LIFE balance – no overtime, no outside of work hours work. Enjoy early starts and early finishes: 7:30am - 4pm Monday to Thursday and a half day on Fridays! You will be working on the RAAF Base, Amberley.

Joining a high-quality service provider, you will be SUPPORTED and MENTORED through direct interaction and an extensive onboarding process (incl. ongoing shadowing) to build your technical knowledge and expertise setting you up for success.

What will make you successful:

Current unrestricted registration or membership with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
Tertiary qualifications in Nursing
Strong clinical reasoning
Ability to engage across multidisciplinary teams to support the achievement of a common goal
Passion to help people rehabilitate

(Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Rehabilitation Counsellors or Osteopaths with appropriate professional registration are also encouraged to apply

* If you need more flexibility in your day, we are also recruiting an "off-base" role which enables a more hybrid work arrangement.

Ready to join?

Click APPLY now and complete your application through our online recruitment platform.

For a confidential chat please contact Amanda Whinney on 0458 379 067 or connect at: />
We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity. We welcome all people to join our team, including people 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.