Description

Altius Group was founded in 2001 with a vision to bring high-quality and compassionate rehabilitation services into the market to improve lives displaced by injury. Since then, we've branched out to cover three tiers of services including Workplace Services, People and Employee Services, and Disability Services - still driven by a single goal: to elevate the wellbeing of people, workplaces and communities across Australia. 

YOUR NEW ROLE 

As a Rehabilitation Consultant, you will play an instrumental role in facilitating the recovery and rehabilitation of individuals who have experienced injury, illness, or disability.  

Your clinical expertise and guidance will be pivotal in supporting individuals regain independence, improve their quality of life, and reintegrate into the community and the workforce. 

• Develop personalised rehabilitation plans that support a whole-of-person approach to rehabilitation 
• Complete a range of assessments including Functional Capacity Evaluations, Workplace Assessments, Ergonomic Assessments and Activities of Daily Living Assessment (ADLS). 
• Use lateral thinking and forward planning skills to identify potential return to work pathways in line with likely recovery milestones 
• Utilise problem-solving skills, clinical experience, and knowledge of injury management to perform assessments and facilitate the return to work of claimants 
• You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders, including clients, their families, insurance companies, employers and other healthcare professionals to evaluate physical, psychological, and social factors 
• Present case information to various stakeholders and providing credible recommendations/solutions to drive the desired goal 

Requirements

WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN US  

·       A tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy

·       Full registration with AHPRA

·       Full Australian working rights 

·       Current driver's license and car  Job Description 

Why this role matters...

Support people to rebuild confidence, independence and hope.

Every day, people recovering from injury or illness need support and guidance to take important steps forward. As a Rehabilitation Consultant with Konekt, you’ll walk alongside clients as they navigate recovery, return to work, and help them to reconnect with what matters most.

What you’ll enjoy

Expect your day to be full of variety and real impact where you’ll:

• 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.
• Depending on experience - a salary range between $79423 - $100,00 plus super. Plus an extremely generous incentive program.
• 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

Why you’ll love working at Konekt

• Flexibility and autonomy: Feel trusted and empowered to manage your own diary
• Leaders who get you: Be supported and mentored to achieve your goals by leaders who were once clinicians
• Tools to succeed: mobile, laptop, training and strong clinical frameworks
• Benefits that matter: incentives, salary sacrificing and optional extra leave
• Part-Time of Full-Time work arrangements may be considered

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Exercise Physiology.
• AHPRA or ESSA (AEP) professional registration.
• Pass a national criminal check, prior to commencing employment
• 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 and integrity
• And most importantly, a genuine commitment to client-centred care, empathy, strong communication and adaptability cross diverse client needs
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