Use your allied health skills to care for those that care for us. Be part of the multidisciplinary team helping Australian Defence Force ( ADF) personnel, return to service, be defence force ready, and prepared to serve and protect Australia.
In partnership with BUPA, our team provide occupational rehabilitation services to the ADF.
What benefits set us apart
Enjoy work life balance: Start and finish early, knowing you’ll never have overtime. 07:30 - 15:30 Monday to Friday
Say goodbye to billable KPIs: Your KPIs are based on service delivery outcomes, not billable hours. We have a genuine person-centered and goal setting focus.
Smooth onboarding process: We’ll get you set up for success. You will be supported and mentored through direct interaction and an extensive onboarding process (including ongoing coaching) to build your technical knowledge, expertise and confidence.
Work with motivated clients: When you work with ADF members you’re working with some of the most highly motivated people in Australia who are just as determined to reach real tangible health outcomes as you are.
Become an extension of our ADF Team: Our unique portfolio enables you to really get amongst it. Jet fleets and world-renowned artillery is your work setting. Work on-base and you'll be part of Australia's most technologically advanced defence and security systems.
Additional benefits
Subsidised relocation costs to Wagga Wagga (11kms from Kapooka)
Discount gym and health insurance
Discounts at hundreds of retail outlets
About the role
Apply your clinical reasoning skills to support ADF personnel who have sustained a physical and/or psychological injury. Taking a holistic care approach, work within a multidisciplinary care team to support your client’s journey from rehab to recovery:
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
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
Develop, implement and monitor rehabilitation and return to wellness plans
About Kapooka Health Centre
Kapooka Health Centre is located on Blamey Barracks, 11kms outside of Wagga Wagga and 243kms from Canberra
The Health Centre provides general medicine, physiotherapy, and mental health services to defence personnel
Standard operating hours are Monday to Friday 07:30 to 15:30, depending on role requirements
About you
We’re looking for new and experienced Rehabilitation Consultants who want to combine a new adventure with a unique purpose—to support those men and women who have given tirelessly to us and our country. You will have the following:
Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counselling, Nursing, Osteopathy or Social Work
Current unrestricted registration or membership with relevant industry bodies (AHPRA, ESSA, ASORC/RCAA or AASW)
Strong clinical reasoning
Ability to engage across multidisciplinary teams to support the achievement of a common goal
Working for a global leader you’ll find that, although you’ll start with Acumen Health in Kapooka, the career diversity and mobility that APM offers may take you anywhere across our diverse locations and global brands. Join our diverse team of almost 15,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose – to enable better lives for our employees and the communities we work in.
More about Acumen Health
Experts in workplace health, injury management and safety, Acumen Health delivers the highest standard in services across personal injury and occupational health. The team at Acumen Health focus on recovery and function to get clients back to work and back to life whatever their age, stage or situation. Our personal injury division provides services through federal and state-based Workers’ Compensations, Motor Accident Schemes and Life Insurance.
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
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