Area Manager (Occupational Rehabilitation / Return to Work)

Acumen Health; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership role

Regional growth opportunity

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Acumen Health is seeking an Area Manager to lead Occupational Rehabilitation teams across Perth and Western Australia. You will drive service delivery excellence, develop leaders, and grow the regional business while ensuring compliance and high customer outcomes.

As a senior leader, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and participate in strategic planning, with a focus on quality, integrity and sustained growth in a dynamic health services environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in an Allied Health discipline with professional registration.
• Experience in workplace rehabilitation or similar healthcare services.
• Experience leading senior teams and multidisciplinary allied health staff.
• Strong knowledge of workers' compensation legislation and rehab frameworks.
• Track record in managing operational performance and customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with customers, insurers, employers and referral partners.
• Lead and develop Team Managers and rehabilitation professionals to foster high performance.
• Oversee service delivery, quality, compliance and customer outcomes.
• Lead continuous improvement and quality assurance activities.
• Support contract renewals, tenders and growth initiatives.
• Represent Acumen Health at industry and stakeholder events.
• Own regional financial performance, budget outcomes, revenue growth and productivity.
• Align workforce capability with referral demand and improve efficiency.
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting and business planning.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

People development

Financial management

Strategic thinking

Education

Allied Health degree

Job description

Area Manager (Occupational Rehabilitation / Return to Work)

Drive customer outcomes. Lead high-performing teams.Shape the future of rehabilitation services across Western Australia.

Acumen Health is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Area Manager to lead our Occupational Rehabilitation teams across Perth and broader Western Australia.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an accomplished occupational rehabilitation professional who thrives on developing people, delivering exceptional customer outcomes and driving business performance. Play a key role within the regional leadership team, overseeing Team Managers and multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals while contributing to strategic growth and operational excellence.

About the Role

As Area Manager, you will be responsible for the leadership, performance and growth of occupational rehabilitation services across your designated area. You will ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant and customer-focused services while balancing commercial outcomes, workforce capability and clinical governance.

Working closely with customers, senior leaders and operational teams, you will drive service excellence, strengthen stakeholder relationships and support the continued growth of Acumen Health's presence across Western Australia.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, insurers, employers, government agencies and other referral partners
• Lead, coach and develop Team Managers and rehabilitation professionals, fostering a high performing team culture. Overseeworkforce planning, recruitment andcapability development
• Provide leadership and oversight of occupational rehabilitation service delivery, quality, compliance and customer outcomes
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and quality assurance activities
• Support customer retention, contract renewals, tenders and growth initiatives
• Represent Acumen Health at industry and stakeholder events
• Take ownership of regional financial performance and budget outcome, driving revenue growth, productivity and sustainable business performance
• Align workforce capability and capacity with referral demand, identifying and implementing strategies to improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting and business planning activities

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring

• Tertiary qualifications in an Allied Health discipline with the relevant professional registration
• Experience within workplace rehabilitation or a similar service-based healthcare environment
• Experience leading leaders and multidisciplinary allied health teams
• Strong knowledge of Workers Compensation legislation and occupational rehabilitation frameworks
• Demonstrated experience managing operational performance, customer relationships and business outcomes
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills

Why Join Acumen Health?

At Acumen Health, we're passionate about helping people recover, return to work and achieve meaningful health outcomes. We invest in our leaders and provide the support, flexibility and opportunities needed to build rewarding careers.

• A senior leadership position with real influence
• The opportunity to lead and shape a growing region
• A collaborative and supportive executive team
• Ongoing professional development and leadership growth opportunities
• A purpose-driven organisation committed to quality outcomes for clients and customers
• Flexible and autonomous working arrangements

We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity.

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