Recovery & Return to Work Psychologist

Why This Role is Different

If youre looking for:

• Back-to-back therapy sessions
• Sitting in a clinic all day
• No performance accountability

This isnt the role for you.

But if you want:

• Variety autonomy and real-world impact
• To apply psychology in workplaces not just therapy rooms
• To see measurable outcomes from your work

Keep reading.

The Role: Psychology That Changes Outcomes

At ORS psychologists dont just treat - they drive recovery behaviour change and return to work outcomes.

You will:

• Work with individuals with psychological injuries to support safe return to work
• Conduct work-focused psychological and vocational assessments
• Identify barriers using evidence-based tools
• Develop solutions and strategies that are meaningful and impactful
• Apply psychology in real-world settings - workplaces employers systems
• Use approaches like:
• Motivational interviewing
• Behavioural activation
• Graded exposure
• Work focused cognitive behavioural therapy
• Provide psychosocial advice to employers and stakeholders
• Support career transitions and new employment pathways

This is applied practical and outcomes-driven psychology.

What Makes This Role Different

Variety

• No two days look the same
• Work across clients workplaces and industries

Autonomy

• Control your diary
• Work from home office and/or in the community

Impact and Relationships

• Help people return to work rebuild confidence and re-engage with life
• Build strong meaningful and ongoing relationships with employers agents and treaters

Evidence-Based Practices

• ORS are leaders in this space and continually analyse the work we do and implement evidence-based practices to achieve the best outcomes for our clients
• We work within structured frameworks that are proven
• We are the pioneers of ROSES and a new technological administration and scoring tool

Multidisciplinary Environment

• Work with an amazing team of OTs EPs physios rehabilitation counsellors employment specialists
• Access opportunities in our other business divisions if desired including clinical psychology and positive behaviour support

What You Wont Be Doing

• Sitting in a room doing 6 - 8 therapy sessions daily
• Long-term open-ended treatment work
• Working in isolation

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Managing a structured caseload
• Delivering measurable outcomes
• Communicating proactively with stakeholders
• Driving recovery forward - not just maintaining it

What We Offer

• Flexible working (WFH/hybrid work 9-day fortnight part-time options flexible start and finish times)
• Fully funded supervision (provisional general pathways)
• Structured onboarding and competency program
• National psychology team (200 psychologists)
• Clear career pathways

Who Thrives Here

Youre likely to succeed if you:

• Enjoy variety and fast-paced work
• Are outcomes-driven and organised
• Like working with structure accountability and feeling a sense of achievement
• Want to apply psychology beyond therapy
• Are comfortable engaging with employers and systems

Requirements

• AHPRA Registration (Provisional or General)
• Drivers licence and vehicle
• Willingness to work in medical community and workplace settings

About ORS

ORS has been a leader in workplace rehabilitation for over 30 years delivering evidencebased returntowork outcomes across workers compensation CTP and employment systems nationwide. ORS partners with major insurers regulators and government agencies and has built a reputation as a trusted lowrisk provider capable of consistently delivering highquality outcomes across simple complex and psychologically driven claims.

As a national provider with more than 800 staff including over 680 allied health professionals ORS combines scale with deep clinical expertise to deliver integrated rehabilitation psychological vocational and allied health services across metropolitan and regional Australia.

A key differentiator is ORSs advanced psychological capability - one of the most mature in the sector which integrates dedicated psychological services with rehabilitation delivery. This enables early identification and management of psychosocial risk a critical driver of claim duration cost and dispute.

Join us in transforming working lives and shaping the future of occupational rehabilitation across Australia.

Apply now or contact Chris Galvin for a confidential conversation on 0 or .

The ORS Group is a multicultural diverse supportive and flexible employer specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians people from culturally diverse backgrounds working parents LGBTQIA and people with disabilities.