About the role: 

Working as a Rehabilitation Consultant, located in Townsville, you will be working with Australian Defence Personnel who experience work incapacity due to suffering injury or trauma. Based in one location and working set hours between 7.30am – 3.30pm, you will collaborate with ADF internal Rehabilitation Case Managers, Doctors, Allied Health professionals and employers to influence and guide your clients to achieve their goals. 

 In this role, you will: 

• Complete functional capacity evaluations 

• Conduct assessments including initial needs, ergonomic assessments, and activities of daily living 

• Develop, implement, and monitor rehabilitation plans to achieve a recovery at work 

• Conduct worksite assessments to support short-term and long-term return-to-work goals 

• Organise rehabilitation activities incl. Pilates, Hydrotherapy, etc. 

• Review and analyse medical reports Ã¢â‚¬â€œ MRIs, X-Rays, etc. 

 What’s in it for you: 

Joining a COLLEGIATE and SUPPORTIVE team environment you will be provided a thorough induction process including ongoing shadowing with highly experienced consultants to enable your success.  

 Through the development of a PERSONALISED professional development plan, where you’ll be asked what you want from your career, you will have the opportunity for INTERNAL PROMOTIONS and TRANSFERS across the country and within the wider APM Group. 

 You will enjoy:

• Competitive base salary
• Joining Bonus
• Ongoing Retention Bonus
• Quarterly Commissions

You will also have access to laptop, mobile phone, study leave, discounted private health membership, social and community-based activities and the opportunity to purchase additional leave. 

 What will make you successful: 

• Degree qualified with clinical skills in Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy or Rehab Counselling
• Current full membership with ESSA, AHPRA or full/associate membership of RCAA
• Experience in applying clinical reasoning and strategic thinking to support positive client outcomes  
• Clinical experience in the development of exercise and rehabilitation plans 
• Clinical experience in conducting assessments 
• Excellent time management and organizational skills 
• An unrelenting passion to help people rehabilitate