Rehabilitation Consultant - Reg Psychologist or Rehab Counsellor

- Full-time
- State: NSW
- Job Status: Full Time

IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of Australians living with illness, injury or disability. Through workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention, and employment services, we deliver tailored, person-centred care that empowers individuals to achieve meaningful outcomes.

We partner closely with our clients to understand their goals and provide the physical and psychological support needed to help them live life to their fullest potential.

Our multidisciplinary team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Psychologists, and Rehabilitation Counsellors - all working together to make a genuine impact.

IPAR is part of the globalMedHealth network , a group of purpose-driven healthcare brands committed to improving lives through meaningful work.

We are currently seeking passionatePsychology or Rehabilitation Counselling professionals to join the IPAR team atCoffs Harbour NSW . This role offers flexibility, autonomy and the support of our experienced, multidisciplinary team.

As aRehabilitation 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 fromRehabilitation Assistants
- Apply your clinical expertise to improvereturn-to-work outcomes
- Partner with employers and employees to deliverinjury 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 welcomenew 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 widerMedHealth Group .

You’ll be a driven and energetic professional with hopefully all of the qualities below!

- Tertiary qualifications inPsychology or Rehabilitation Counselling
- General or Provisional registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA ); or
- Eligibility forAssociate or Full membership with Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC );
- Previous experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation industry would be highly regarded;
- Fabulous communication skills - there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders!;
- Compassion and kindness always go a long way as does empathy;
- It’s the kind of career where well developed time management skills are a must & plus!;
- A currentNSWDriver’s License and access toown car withcomprehensive insurance is a must.

At IPAR, we invest in our people so they can thrive both professionally and personally:

- Competitive salary with cutting-edge incentive and bonus schemes
- Structuredonboarding program with ongoing training and development
- Health & Wellbeing Program , including monthly team activities




- Star Award recognition program to celebrate high performance
- A strongpromote from within culture - grow your career with us
- Employee Referral Program with financial rewards
- Work within acollaborative, supportive and fun multidisciplinary team
- Opportunities to get involved in ourDiversity & Inclusion committees
- A wide range ofcorporate benefits , including Fitness Passport, retail discounts travel perks, discounted health insurance, novated leasing & salary packaging, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), parental & purchased leave.

Every day,we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.

Here atIPAR , we havethree simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team. Our values have been created by our people and reflect the incredible team that work here, and what is important to them.

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.

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📌 Rehabilitation Consultant - Reg Psychologist or Rehab Counsellor (Coffs Harbour City Council)
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📍 Coffs Harbour City Council