Description:
We are looking for UK Physiotherapists with an interest in Occupational Health & Rehabilitation. Altius Group is Australia’s largest private workplace health and wellbeing organisation. We are the parent company of six subsidiary businesses and employ over 850 allied health professionals who leverage their existing clinical experience to provide occupational health consulting services to corporate organisations and their people. There are both metropolitan and regional opportunities available nationally.
*About the role*
- Work with clients who have experienced acute/chronic MSK, neurological and cardiovascular conditions as a result of injury in their workplace, motor vehicle accident or military service.
- Utilise your existing clinical and injury management knowledge to reduce the health and economic consequences to the individual, employer and society.
- Consider the impact of physical and psychological injury on prognosis, quality of life and return to work capabilities.
- Identify and problem solve diverse barriers preventing successful return to work or recovery outcomes. For example functional, treatment, motivational, workplace or claim-related.
- Manage a portfolio of cases and collaborate with clients including Australian businesses (employers), insurance companies, government agencies, medical practitioners and injured workers.
- Negotiate, influence opinion and generate change across the wide variety of stakeholders involved in the client's recovery and return to work journey.
- Complete workplace assessments, medical case conferences, functional capacity evaluations and other recovery and vocational services.
- Deliver early interventions strategies, return to work plans and goal setting which reflect expected recovery milestones. Complete reports which monitor progress and recommendations.
- Split your time travelling to clients to deliver services, and working in the office and from home.
- Be supported by a driven, fun and experienced multidisciplinary team with additional resources of a national corporate company.
*About You *
- Tertiary qualifications in Physiotherapy with at least 1-2 years work experience in the UK
- Occupational health, case-management, return to work experience is desirable
- Full HCPC registration and willingness to obtain registration in Australia via AHPRA
- Be an exceptional communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence opinion and generate change across a wide variety of stakeholders
- Excellent time management, report writing, problem solving and team work skills
- Current driving license and willing to drive in Australia for work purposes
- A keen and genuine interest to relocate to Australia within the immediate to near future (long term relocations can be considered).