CONTRACTOR | Canberra | Rehabilitation Consultant | $125+ p/h

Occupational Rehabilitation & Case Management Experience Essential

Please do not apply unless you are located in Canberra.

Join Lifeworks Health Services

We're looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist with a strong background in occupational rehabilitation and case management to join our contractor network.

If you enjoy managing complex physical and psychological claims, building strong stakeholder relationships, and achieving meaningful return-to-work outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Lifeworks?

✅ $125+ per hour (based on experience)

✅ Flexible contractor arrangement

✅ Work from home with control over your schedule

✅ Incentive programs available

✅ Diverse and rewarding caseloads

✅ Opportunity to progress into Team Leader responsibilities

About the Role

Working across schemes including WorkCover Queensland, DVA, DVA WASP, Comcare and ORAMS, you'll deliver high-quality occupational rehabilitation services including:

- Complex physical and psychological case management
- Return to Work planning and rehabilitation programs
- Workplace and vocational assessments
- Stakeholder liaison with workers, employers, insurers and treating practitioners
- Evidence-based recommendations that achieve sustainable RTW outcomes

About You





Occupational rehabilitation experience is essential.

We're looking for someone with:

✔ Qualification as a Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist

✔ Minimum 3 year of occupational rehabilitation experience

✔ Minimum 1 year managing physical and psychological rehabilitation cases

✔ Minimum 1 year managing first responders or veterans

✔ Comcare accreditation

✔ Mental health first aid certificate

✔ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

✔ Robust report writing and clinical reasoning abilities

✔ Ability to work independently

✔ Current QLD Driver License and availability for face-to-face assessments

About Lifeworks

Lifeworks Health Services has been supporting injured workers and employers since 1998. Our multidisciplinary team delivers evidence-based occupational rehabilitation, injury management and workplace health services across Australia, helping people recover, return to work and thrive.

If you're looking for flexibility, variety and the opportunity to make a genuine difference while being rewarded for your expertise, we'd love to hear from you.

Contact Lauren Fry, National Operations Manager, at [email protected] for a confidential discussion or apply today.

📌 Occupational Rehabilitation Contractor (Canberra)
🏢 Lifeworks Health Services
📍 Canberra