Lead Consultant - ADF

Full Job Description

About Acumen

Experts in workplace health, injury management and safety, Acumen (part of the APM Group) delivers the highest standard in services across personal injury and occupational health. The team at Acumen focus on recovery and function to get clients back to work and back to life whatever their age, stage or situation. Our personal injury division provides services through federal and state-based Workers Compensations, Motor Accident Schemes and Life Insurance.

ADF Rehabilitation Consultant

As an ADF Rehabilitation Consultant at Acumen Health, you will use your clinical reasoning skills and clinical expertise to support defence personnel who have sustained an injury, illness, or trauma. Working with the only rehabilitation service provider to the Australian Defence Force, our Rehabilitation Consultants take a holistic care approach in assessing and supporting their clients to get them fully fit and military ready again to defend and protect Australia.

Working with motivated clients, you will develop, implement, and monitor their rehabilitation plans whilst having onsite access to medical and treatment providers (Doctors, Physio’s, Psychologist, etc.) for additional direct support. This role is working on site at Navy base, HMAS Kuttabul in Potts Point NSW.

What’s in it for you:

We’ll work with you to TAILOR a career pathway that meets your career goals. We have a variety of working models to fit your needs and will match you to what works best for you. The experience of working on a defence site too adds for a truly unique experience.

An amazing opportunity to SUPPORT our Defence Force personnel who have suffered injury, illness, or trauma, working for the only approved rehabilitation service provider to ADF personnel. You’ll be part of the team that gets them fully fit again and living their best lives.

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 and enable your success. Part-time options are available (min. 3 days) and standard work hours are from 7:30am – 3:30pm

What will make you successful:

Current unrestricted registration or membership with the relevant industry body (AHPRA, ESSA, ASORC/RCAA or AASW)
Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counselling, Nursing, Osteopathy or Social Workers
Strong clinical reasoning
Ability to engage across multidisciplinary teams to support the achievement of a common goal
Passion to help people rehabilitate
Previous experience in Occupational Rehabilitation industry is highly desirable and candidates with this background are encouraged to apply/contact our talent acquisition consultant for a confidential conversation about what is on offer.

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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. We believe each person’s uniqueness makes us even better at the work we do.