Area Manager at APM Group

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Psychological Injury Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Case Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Clinical Governance, Mentoring, Commercial Acumen, Return To Work Planning, Psychosocial Risk Assessment, Customer Service, Team Development

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Description Konekt is one of the largest and well regarded rehabilitation and workplace health providers in Australia. Each year, we help over 40,000 Australians back into work, recover from injury, and re-engage with their social and community life. Make a positive and lasting impact as you lead our Psychological Services capability. In this role, you will manage and develop a specialist team of Psychologists, Social Workers and Rehabilitation Counsellors, supporting them to deliver high quality, evidence-informed services for workers, employers and customers navigating psychological injury, psychosocial risk and complex return to work needs. When you join our team, we offer you: A generous salary and incentive structure Career progression and professional development opportunities tailored to your individual goals Flexible and work from home arrangements to suit your needs, with a priority on work life balance Option to work a compressed 9 days / fortnight Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers across Australia plus access to the Fitness Passport Program You’ll be responsible for: Leading, coaching and supporting a specialist team of Psychologists, Social Workers and Rehabilitation Counsellors Providing structured onboarding, technical training, mentoring and ongoing professional support for new and developing team members Overseeing the quality, consistency and commercial performance of psych-specific services, including psychological injury management, counselling-based services, mental health fitness for work assessments, psychological functional capacity evaluations and facilitated discussions Maintaining your own capability to deliver psychological services directly, while supporting others to build confidence and competence in this space Engaging with customers, insurers, employers and internal stakeholders to promote Konekt’s psychological services capability and support strong service outcomes Ensuring services are timely, accurate and aligned to legislative, customer SLA, clinical governance and Konekt quality standards Identifying opportunities to grow psych-specific services, strengthen customer relationships and improve outcomes for workers with psychological injuries or psychosocial barriers Why read on? You’ll play a key leadership role in strengthening Konekt’s psychological services capability and supporting workers with complex psychological, vocational and workplace barriers Enjoy diversity across workers compensation, government, corporate and employer-funded services, supporting customers across industries such as mining, government, health, retail, manufacturing, transport and emergency services You’ll influence service design, consultant capability, customer engagement and quality outcomes in a growing area of workplace rehabilitation Konekt is part of the APM group, offering you an exciting path of professional development into a network of national and international health brands Thinking about applying? Here's what we're looking for: Tertiary qualification and relevant professional registration or membership as a Psychologist, Social Worker or Rehabilitation Counsellor Strong experience delivering workplace rehabilitation, injury management or psychological services within a workers compensation environment Demonstrated capability in managing psychological injury claims, psychosocial barriers, vocational rehabilitation and return to work planning Experience delivering or supporting psych-specific services such as counselling-based interventions, mental health fitness for work assessments, psychological functional capacity evaluations, vocational counselling or facilitated discussions Ability to train, mentor and support clinicians and consultants to develop confidence, technical capability and quality practice in psychological services Leadership experience, or strong readiness to step into a leadership role with responsibility for team development, quality and customer engagement Practical knowledge of workers compensation legislation, case management, stakeholder engagement and customer service expectations Commercial acumen, service growth mindset and ability to build trusted relationships with insurers, employers and internal stakeholders Energetic, positive and motivated approach, with a passion for improving outcomes for people experiencing psychological injury or barriers to work READY TO JOIN? Apply today or for a confidential enquiries contact Vicki on 0447 650 657. We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity We welcome all people to join our team, including 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. #konekt Site Address: Konekt, 4th Floor, 179 Queen Street, MELBOURNE, VIC, 3000 Job Function Group: Health Job Function: Management Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a specialist team of psychologists, social workers, and rehabilitation counsellors to deliver high-quality psychological services. Oversee commercial performance and quality standards while engaging with insurers and employers to improve outcomes for workers.