Team Leader - Occupational Rehabilitation

Kairros; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional development

Mentoring by award-winning team

Annual leave purchasing

Parental leave

Salary sacrificing options

Job summary

WorkFocus Australia is seeking an Allied Health Team Leader to lead and mentor a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team in Brisbane, with a flexible blend of leadership and hands-on client care.

You’ll oversee performance, coach consultants, support growth opportunities, and manage a reduced, specialised caseload aligned to your interests, while helping injured workers return to work.

Qualifications

• Registration in one of the listed allied health fields is required.
• Valid vehicle and driver's licence, and ability to travel for work.
• Minimum of one year of experience in workers' compensation, rehabilitation, and occupational health and safety legislation.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills to liaise with insurers, medical practitioners, employers and employees.
• Evidence of accurate information gathering and analysis for thorough assessments.
• Ability to grow business by increasing referrals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of rehabilitation consultants.
• Oversee team performance and quality.
• Explore new opportunities and growth areas.
• Mentor and train junior staff.
• Provide advice and coaching on case management while managing a reduced, specialised caseload.
• Identify Return To Work barriers and design/monitor programs to assist injured employees.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Communication

Time management

Customer service

Business development

Education

Registration in Occupational Therapy

Registration in Social Work

Registration in Physiotherapy

Registration in Exercise Physiology

Registration in Psychology

Registration in Chiropractic

Registration in Rehab Counselling

Job description

Team Leader - Occupational Rehabilitation

At WorkFocus Australia, you'll join one of Australia's most established Rehabilitation Provider's. We're proud to invest in our people by supporting emerging leaders with genuine opportunities to develop your career with clear career pathways, ongoing professional development while enjoying flexibility, stability, and work life balance.

We’re currently looking for a talented Allied Health Team Leader to join and lead our multidisciplinary team of Rehabilitation Consultants in Brisbane and help shape lives.

With on-going support, mentoring and ability for a reduced case load based on your area of interest, this role provides an ideal blend of leadership focus and holistic quality of care with clients.

This is that amazing next step in your career, to be part of the leadership team at one of Australia's most established and stable occupational rehabilitation providers.

This role is available on a full time or part time basis. - Join us in helping make an impact.

Job Description

How you’ll be making an impact in people’s lives:

Due to continued growthan opportunity has become available for a Team Leader who will be responsible for:

• Leading and coaching a team of Consultants


• Overseeing the team's performance and quality


• Exploringnew opportunities and growth areas


• Mentoring and training junior staff members


• Providing advice and coaching on case management practices, whilst also managing a reduced, specialised case load of your own.


• Identifying Return To Work barriers and, designing,implementing and monitoring those programs that assist injured employees return to the workforce as required.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Qualifications and full relevant registration in Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology,Psychology, Chiropractic, or Rehab Counselling


• Current Vehicle and Drivers Licence and ability to travel for work


• Minimum of one year of relevant experience in workers compensation, rehabilitation, and occupational health and safety legislation


• Proven written and verbal communication skills to confidently liaise with insurers, medical practitioners, employers and employees


• Evidence of accurate information gathering and analysis in order to provide thorough and comprehensive assessments


• Ability to consistently provide high level customer service and grow business by way of increased referrals


• Proven organisation and time management skills

Additional Information

What we offer you

• Truly flexible working, in the community, from home and the office – you set your schedule


• Learn and be mentored from a multi-award-winning team!


• Multiple career pathways and professional developmentopportunities – 90% of our leadership team have been promoted from within!


• Generous financial incentives program to reward you for your impact


• Purchase additional annual leave


• Paid parental leave


• Additional employer benefits package including salary sacrificing, fitness passport, novated leasing, Star Finder referral program and so much more!

At WorkFocus, we get people well and working.

Since 1989, we have impacted the lives of over 100,000 Australians by providing a range of services to prevent and minimise the social, physical, psychological and financial consequences of injury and illness. Our team of allied health professionals champion the health benefits of good work, supporting and empowering people through the recovery process to return them to better health and life.

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 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 LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.