Occupational Rehab Consultant – Konekt, Hobart
The Organisation
Konekt is one of the largest rehabilitation and workplace health providers in Australia. Each year, the organisation helps over 40,000 Australians back into work, recover from injury, and re-engage with their social and community life.
Konekt is proudly part of the global APM network, committed to enabling better lives. Every day, the organisation supports people to overcome injury, illness, or disability, helping them regain independence, health, work, and community participation.
When you join Konekt, you are joining a purpose-driven organisation that values care, growth, and positive impact.
Support people to rebuild confidence, independence and hope.
Every day, people recovering from injury or illness need support and guidance to take important steps forward. As a Rehabilitation Consultant, the successful candidate will walk alongside clients as they navigate recovery, return to work, and reconnect with what matters most.
The Position
The Rehabilitation Consultant will play a key role in delivering client-centred rehabilitation services.
The role includes:
• Assessing clients’ rehabilitation needs following injury or illness — including physical, ergonomic, psychosocial, or functional capacity evaluations.
• Supporting clients to define meaningful recovery or employment goals, then co-designing and delivering tailored rehabilitation plans.
• Managing cases end-to-end, including coordinating with workplaces, healthcare providers or insurers, monitoring progress, adjusting plans, and supporting sustainable outcomes.
• Providing expert advice — including ergonomic, workplace-modification, functional capacity, or return-to-work support — based on clinical specialism.
• Building relationships and collaborating with multiple stakeholders including clients, treating practitioners, employers, and insurers to support recovery and reintegration outcomes.
Essential qualifications and registrations:
- Tertiary qualification in Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, or Social Work
- Registration or membership with AHPRA, ESSA, or AASW (as applicable to discipline)
- Pass a national criminal check, prior to commencing employment
- A current WWCC (Working with children check)
- Full Australian working rights
- A driver’s licence and willingness to work in different settings (workplaces, client homes, remote-onsite assessments and coordinate across stakeholders
- A collaborative, problem-solving mindset with professionalism and integrity
- Strong communication skills, empathy, adaptability, and a client-centred approach across diverse client needs
What’s on Offer
- Salary from $85,000 + superannuation (negotiable depending on qualifications, skills, and experience)
- Sponsorship available for the right candidate
- Relocation allowance available
- Full-time or part-time opportunities available
- New graduates through to senior clinicians are encouraged to apply Flexibility and autonomy: trusted and empowered to manage their own diary
- Leaders who get it: supported and mentored by leaders who were once clinicians
- Tools to succeed: mobile phone, laptop, training, and strong clinical frameworks
- Benefits that matter: incentives, salary sacrificing, and optional extra leave
They want to hear from you, even if you don’t check every box
Konekt embraces DIVERSITY and places a high priority on the principles of respect, equity, and diversity. We welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
How to apply
For a confidential discussion, please call Hediyeh Mossavat on 0409 412 975.
Enabling better lives starts with you. Apply now.
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