Rehabilitation Consultant in West Tamworth

We are currently seeking passionate Psychology or Rehabilitation Counselling professionals to join the IPAR team at Tamworth NSW. This role offers flexibility, autonomy and the support of our experienced, multidisciplinary team.

As a Rehabilitation Consultant at IPAR, you will have exposure to a wide range of schemes including Workers Compensation, CTP, Life Insurance, Comcare, Department of Veterans’ Affairs and employer‑funded programs. You will deliver occupational rehabilitation services to clients with a variety of physical and psychological conditions, helping them achieve sustainable return-to-health and return-to-work outcomes. No two days are the same, and your work will make a meaningful difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a manageable caseload with support from Rehabilitation Assistants
• Apply your clinical expertise to improve return-to-work outcomes
• Partner with employers and employees to deliver injury prevention and workplace education programs
• Collaborate with injured workers, employers, insurers, and healthcare professionals
• Conduct a range of clinical and vocational assessments, including:
• Initial assessments
• Workplace assessments
• Functional capacity assessments
• Activity Daily Assessments (ADL)
• Vocational assessments
• Identify barriers and design practical solutions to support recovery and return to work

New to Occ Rehab? We’ve Got You Covered.

We warmly welcome new graduates and early-career professionals. You’ll benefit from:

• Primary Internal Supervision
• A structured and hands‑on learning environment
• Clear career pathways — many of our leaders started in these roles

At IPAR, your career can evolve across locations, specialties, and the wider MedHealth Group.

Qualifications

We’re looking for a motivated and compassionate professional who brings:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology or Rehabilitation Counselling
• General or Provisional registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); or Eligibility for Associate or Full membership with Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC);
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A genuine passion for helping others achieve positive outcomes
• Empathy, resilience, and a client-centred approach
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Previous experience in occupational rehabilitation (desirable, not essential)
• A current NSW Driver’s Licence and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle

Additional Information

Every day, we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other. Here at IPAR, we have three simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team:

• Great People - To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive. We’re accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each and every day.
• Big Hearts - We’re here to make a positive difference for our clients, our customers, our team and our community. We believe in making meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need.
• Bold Ideas - Is there a better way? Let’s find it. We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change and draw on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver the highest quality solutions.

You are welcome here. Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.