Area Manager - Greater Sydney

Company Description

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 global MedHealth network, a group of purpose-driven healthcare brands committed to improving lives through meaningful work.

Job Description

The Area Manager - Greater Sydney is responsible for the day-to-day operations of our Greater Sydney sites including Sydney CBD, Parramatta, Penrith and surrounds, providing leadership, coaching and strategic direction to ensure strong rehabilitation outcomes, business performance and team success. The role combines people leadership, operational management, business development and a clinical caseload

As our Area Manager - Greater Sydney, your responsibilities will include:

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of rehabilitation consultants.
• Drive engagement, performance and professional development across the branches.
• Conduct regular supervision, performance reviews and development planning.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and training of consultants and support staff.
• Foster a positive culture aligned with IPAR's values and quality standards.

Business & Client Leadership

• Oversee branch performance, including revenue, productivity and quality outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to grow referrals and support business development initiatives.

Rehabilitation & Operational Excellence

• Maintain a clinical caseload while supporting consultants to achieve positive return-to-work outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, contractual requirements and relevant legislation.
• Promote continuous improvement and operational excellence across the branch.

Qualifications

You will bring to the role: 

• Registration as an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist, Psychologist, Rehabilitation Counsellor, Social Worker, or Registered Nurse.
• Proven leadership and team management experience within occupational rehabilitation - this is essential requirement!
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience in business development and client relationship management.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop and performance manage staff.
• Strong organisational, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Sound understanding of workers compensation, rehabilitation and workplace health and safety legislation.
• Competent using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Current Australian driver's licence and access to a vehicle

Additional Information

Key Success Measures

• Achievement of branch revenue and EBITDA targets.
• Strong referral growth and business performance.
• Team compliance with quality, billing and service standards.
• Achievement of retention targets.
• Delivery of branch return-to-work outcomes in line with business expectations.

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. 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.

By joining IPAR Rehabilitation you’ll also be part of the MedHealth family, a purpose-built collection of industry leading health, medical and employment brands.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role [quoting REF10556I] or if you want to express of interest for a career with IPAR, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor - Tammy on 0428 575 220 or [email protected]  or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-tpt/. #IPAR

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.