ADF Rehabilitation Consultant

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Hiring Remotely in The Point, South Australia, AUS
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Junior
Healthtech • Professional Services • Social Impact
The Role
Provide occupational rehabilitation support to Australian Defence Force personnel recovering from physical or psychological injury. Conduct functional capacity, worksite, ergonomic, and daily living assessments; collaborate with employees, medical specialists, treatment providers, and allied health professionals; and develop and monitor rehabilitation plans. The role uses trauma-informed practice, validated assessment tools, multidisciplinary teamwork, and person-centred goal setting within structured clinical governance.
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Job Description

Join Acumen Health and be part of a national team delivering meaningful outcomes in occupational rehabilitation. With strong local support, exposure to complex and psychological injury cases, and clear governance around your work, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your capability while making a real impact.

As an ADF Rehabilitation Consultant, you will apply your clinical reasoning skills to support ADF personnel who have sustained a physical and/or psychological injury. A unique role where your rewards are truly meaningful and purposeful. Be part of the team that gets our military fully fit and ready to defend and protect Australia.

  • Taking a holistic care approach, work within a multidisciplinary team to support the journey from rehab to healing
  • Perform a variety of assessments depending on your area of clinical expertise. This could include functional capacity evaluations, worksite, ergonomic or activities of daily living assessments
  • Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders including the employee who has suffered injury, illness, or trauma, medical specialists, other treatment providers and allied health professionals
  • Develop, implement and monitor rehabilitation plans.

KPI’s based on service delivery outcomes, NOT billable hours. Genuine person-centred focus and goal setting.

Set working hours means you can truly have WORK / LIFE balance – no overtime, no outside of work hours work. Enjoy early starts and early finishes: 7:30am - 3:30pm Monday to Friday. You will be located at HMAS Kuttabul. If you prefer something with a little more variety and flexibility, we have positions available that will see you work across various central Sydney bases (HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Waterhen and HMAS Penguin).

At Acumen Health, you’ll work within a national network with strong local teams, giving you the opportunity to manage diverse and complex cases while being supported by experienced colleagues and leaders.
You’ll build capability in complex and psychological injury, working with structured approaches including trauma-informed practice and validated assessment tools.
Our teams are supported by clear clinical governance and practical systems, giving you the confidence to make decisions, manage risk and deliver strong outcomes for your clients.

As part of the APM group, you have the opportunity to grow your career in Human Services across multiple global brands and geographies. A diverse team of over 16,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose – to enable better lives for our employees and the communities we work in. Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing and increased social participation.

Enjoy all the perks of a global conglomerate including access to the Fitness Passport program plus discounts at hundreds of retail outlets.

What will make you successful:

  • Current unrestricted registration or membership with the relevant industry body (AHPRA, ESSA, ASORC or AASW)
  • Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counselling, Nursing, Osteopathy or Social Work
  • Australian Citizenship
  • Minimum of one year clinical work experience, registered in your chosen profession
  • Ability to engage across multidisciplinary teams to support the achievement of a common goal
  • Passion to help people rehabilitate
  • Occupational rehabilitation experience will be highly regarded

Ready to join?

Click APPLY now and complete your application through our online recruitment platform.

For a confidential chat please contact Amanda Whinney on 0458 379 067 or connect at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandawhinney

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.

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Skills Required

  • Current unrestricted registration or membership with the relevant industry body, such as AHPRA, ESSA, ASORC, or AASW
  • Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counselling, Nursing, Osteopathy, or Social Work
  • Australian citizenship
  • At least one year of clinical work experience in the registered profession
  • Ability to engage across multidisciplinary teams to support a common goal
  • Passion for helping people rehabilitate
  • Occupational rehabilitation experience
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The Company
16,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

APM New Zealand is a health, employment, disability, and workplace-services provider supporting individuals, families, communities, and businesses across Aotearoa. Its services include allied health, physiotherapy, vocational rehabilitation, pain management, psychological intervention, employment support, community rehabilitation, and return-to-work programs. APM works with government agencies and insurers to help people recover from injury or illness, improve wellbeing, find employment, and participate in their communities.

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