If you’re looking for:
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Back-to-back therapy sessions
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Sitting in a clinic all day
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No performance accountability
This isn’t the role for you.
But if you want:
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Variety, autonomy, and real-world impact
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To apply psychology in workplaces, not just therapy rooms
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To see measurable outcomes from your work
Keep reading.
At ORS, psychologists don’t just “treat” - they drive recovery, behaviour change, and return to work outcomes.
You will:
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Work with individuals with psychological injuries to support safe return to work
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Conduct work-focused psychological and vocational assessments
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Identify barriers using evidence-based tools
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Develop solutions and strategies that are meaningful and impactful
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Apply psychology in real-world settings - workplaces, employers, systems
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Use approaches like:
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Motivational interviewing
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Behavioural activation
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Graded exposure
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Work focused cognitive behavioural therapy
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Provide psychosocial advice to employers and stakeholders
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Support career transitions and new employment pathways
This is applied, practical, and outcomes-driven psychology.
Variety
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No two days look the same
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Work across clients, workplaces, and industries
Autonomy
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Control your diary
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Work from home, office and/or in the community
Impact and Relationships
- Help people return to work, rebuild confidence, and re-engage with life
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Build strong, meaningful, and ongoing relationships with employers, agents and treaters
Evidence-Based Practices
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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
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We work within structured frameworks that are proven
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We are the pioneers of ROSES and a new technological administration and scoring tool
Multidisciplinary Environment
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Work with an amazing team of OTs, EPs, physios, rehabilitation counsellors, employment specialists
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Access opportunities in our other business divisions if desired including clinical psychology and positive behaviour support
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Sitting in a room doing 6 - 8 therapy sessions daily
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Long-term, open-ended treatment work
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Working in isolation
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Managing a structured caseload
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Delivering measurable outcomes
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Communicating proactively with stakeholders
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Driving recovery forward - not just maintaining it
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Flexible working (WFH/hybrid work, 9-day fortnight, part-time options, flexible start and finish times)
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Full supervision (provisional + general pathways)
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Structured onboarding and competency program
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National psychology team (200+ psychologists)
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Clear career pathways
Who Thrives Here
You’re likely to succeed if you:
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Enjoy variety and fast-paced work
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Are outcomes-driven and organised
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Like working with structure, accountability and feeling a sense of achievement
- Want to apply psychology beyond therapy
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Are comfortable engaging with employers and systems
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Registration with AHPRA (Provisional or General) or ASORC
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Driver’s licence and vehicle
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Willingness to work in medical, community, and workplace settings
About ORS
ORS has been a leader in workplace rehabilitation for over 30 years, delivering evidence‑based return‑to‑work 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, low‑risk provider capable of consistently delivering high‑quality 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 ORS’s 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 0477 010 235 or [email protected] .
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.
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