Workplace Rehabilitation

Workplace rehabilitation is the process of providing professional advice, guidance and support to injured workers and their employers in order to enable a safe and timely return to work.

Hoys Work Health has been providing these services in Northern New South Wales since 1994. Our team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Rehabilitation Counsellors, and Registered Psychologists focus on early intervention, open and effective communication, and the achievement of client specific goals and plans.

Services include:

Initial Needs Assessment

• A comprehensive assessment engaging with the worker to identify obstacles to return to work.
• Solution focused tailored recommendations aimed at a safe and timely return to work.

Workplace Assessments

• An assessment of the workplace and pre-injury role to gain a sound understanding of the physical and psychological demands required to achieve pre-injury duties.
• Collaboration with the worker and employer to identify appropriate suitable duties to facilitate a timely return to work.

Functional Capacity Evaluations

• An assessment of an individual’s functional ability, using a series of standardised tests and work specific simulations to assess capacity for work.

Psychological Assessments

• Assessment of an individuals’ capacity to perform various psychological or cognitive tasks. Provides a measurement of that person’s current symptoms and fitness for work.

Case Conferencing

• Face to face engagement with the treating doctor, worker and other stakeholders to ensure appropriate medical intervention to aid recovery at work; discuss return to work strategies; and facilitate upgrades in medical certification as appropriate.

Vocational Assessments

• Identifying the worker’s vocational goals through an analysis of their skills, experience, qualifications, interests and work preferences.
• An analysis of the local labour market to ensure job match between workers abilities and the demands of the job, and viability of the vocational goals.

Earning Capacity Assessments

• Assessment of an individual’s capacity to earn taking into account their existing skills, experience, qualifications, age and current work capacity.

Returning to Work Coordination

• Designing, implementing and monitoring a graded return to work plan.
• Liaison with all stakeholders throughout the return to work process to ensure all parties are aware of the worker’s recovery progress and that this is reflected in suitable duties at work.
• Assistance for the worker and employer to overcome any barriers that may present throughout the process.

Activities of Daily Living Assessments

• Analyses an individual’s functional performance in the areas of personal, self-care, domestic and general home maintenance activities in and around the home.
• Coordination of recommended services and equipment that will support recovery and return to work.