Return-to-Work Rehab Specialist - Flexible Diary

Konekt; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives

Salary sacrificing

Optional extra leave

Job summary

Konekt is seeking a Rehabilitation Consultant to support people in rebuilding confidence, independence and hope after injury or illness. You will guide recovery, coordinate with workplaces and health providers, and help clients reconnect with what matters most.

You will assess needs across physical, ergonomic, psychosocial and functional domains, co-design tailored rehab plans, and manage cases end-to-end with a collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in occupational therapy, physiotherapy or exercise physiology.
• Registration with AHPRA or ESSA as an EP.
• Pass a national criminal check.
• A current WWCC (Working with children check).
• Full Australian working rights.
• A driver’s licence and willingness to work in different settings (workplaces, client homes, remote-onsite assessments and coordinate across stakeholders).
• A collaborative, problem‑solving mindset, accompanied by professional integrity.
• A genuine commitment to client‑centred care, empathy, strong communication and adaptability across diverse client needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ rehabilitation needs following injury or illness — physical, ergonomic, psychosocial or functional capacity evaluations.
• Support clients to define meaningful recovery or employment goals, then co-design and deliver tailored rehabilitation plans.
• Manage cases end-to-end: coordinate with workplaces, healthcare providers or insurers, monitor progress, adjust plans, and support sustainable outcomes.
• Provide expert advice — ergonomic, workplace-modification, functional capacity or return-to-work — based on your clinical specialism.
• Build relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders: clients, their treating practitioners, employers, insurers — helping bring everyone together around a shared goal of recovery and reintegration

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving mindset

Education

Tertiary qualifications in occupational therapy, physiotherapy or exercise physiology

Job description

Konekt is seeking a Rehabilitation Consultant to support people in rebuilding confidence, independence and hope after injury or illness. You will guide recovery, coordinate with workplaces and health providers, and help clients reconnect with what matters most.

You will assess needs across physical, ergonomic, psychosocial and functional domains, co-design tailored rehab plans, and manage cases end-to-end with a collaborative approach.