Sometimes recovery and returning to work isn’t easy. If you cannot return to work with your pre-injury employer, our team of redeployment experts are ready to help.
An overview guide to the process in which we assist with your workplace rehab
Under the NSW Worker’s Compensation System, you are entitled to Occupational Rehabilitation if you sustain an injury or illness as a result of your work. The Workers Health Centre is a WorkCover NSW accredited Rehabilitation Provider. As a rehabilitation provider our role is to help you get back to work safely following an injury or illness. We are an independent team of qualified health professionals who can provide specialist services to assist you to return to your fullest potential at work. The Workers Health Centre has a strong working relationship with 22 affiliated Unions and has provided union members quality rehabilitation and OHS services since 1976.
We provide a comprehensive vocational assessment that helps us determine your position better.
We help to identify 3 different roles that may be suitable for you following your injury.
We help to identify what skills you have following your injury that you can use in a different role.
We help to identify what physical or psychological capacities, skills, qualifications and interests are required for the role.
To confirm that there is sufficient labour market demand for the role.
We assist to identify what steps need to be taken to assist you to Return to Work in one of those options.
The outcome of our vocational assessment is commonly the identification of 3 roles that are considered safe and durable for you to do until the time you are eligible to retire. The vocational assessment will outline recommendations regarding retraining (if you are eligible) or skill development that is required for you to secure employment in the option. After the vocational assessment the Workers Health Centre can provide job seeking education and job seeking assistance for you, this commonly includes;
Developing an effective up to date resume for you: please provide the names and contact phone numbers of two referees to your consultant at The Workers Health Centre to complete the resume
Developing a job seeking spiel for you: this is what we say to prospective employer(s) when marketing yourself for employment
The job seeking education program comprises of several modules including:
The job seeking education program comprises of several modules including:
I am feeling relieved and grateful for the support and professionalism I receive from you. This has made me feel much more calm, safe and secure in this process. Please formally accept my most heartfelt gratitude and thanks for this.
With all the assistance that you have offered me during the past year I feel that I am now well on track for a successful new career. I could not have asked for any thing more, so thank you for everything!
Thank you for listening. You helped make everyone listen and I didn’t feel like a claim number
Thank you for your professional and highly ethical support of my husband. I believe that the stakeholders all need to come together to derive safe durable outcome RTW for all workers.
7 Crown St
Harris Park, NSW, 2150
P: 02 9749 7666
F: 02 9897 2488
E: admin@workershealth.com.au
Newcastle Trades Hall
Level 2, Suite 4, Devonshire House
406-408 King Street, Newcastle West, NSW, 2302
P: 02 4926 2129
F: 02 4929 1960
E: newcdmin@workershealth.com.au