Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant

Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant - Salary £35,000 to £38,000

Are you someone who likes to work in an advisory capacity, using an evidence based, biopsychosocial and empathic focus?

If you have experience working within an allied health and/or case management environment (e.g, OT, Nurse, Rehabilitation Counsellor, Physiotherapist etc.), and/or also experience working within an occupational/vocational rehabilitation setting, this could be the role for you.

A bit about the job:
We are currently advertising for a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant (VRC) based in Eastleigh working within our income protection claims department. Your role will be to coach and advise our claims case managers about absence management techniques, appropriate treatment pathways, functional considerations, and suitable workplace accommodations for a variety of physical and mental health conditions.

You will be able to identify potential obstacles within a return-to-work process and advise on appropriate intervention and return to work plans to overcome such barriers with the support of our multidisciplinary team. You will act as an advocate for the employee throughout, always taking the Equality Act into consideration, while continuing to finely balance the needs of our customers and the commercial implications of each individual claim.

At times you will be required to take ownership of more complex cases in order to case manage a supportive return to work process for our clients.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:
- Efficient and timely in your ability to problem solve and be able to interpret and analysis data to identify trends.- Strong written and verbal communication skills- The ability to operate on a number of separate IT platforms (training provided) and be adaptable to changes within a fast paced corporate environment.- A vocational rehabilitation qualification or association membership, such as the CDMP certificate, VRA membership or CMSUK membership would be desirable, although not essential.- Previous experience working within a corporate and/or insurance setting would also be highly regarded.

What you’ll get for this role:
- Starting salary between £35,000 to £38,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)- Generous pension (starting level Aviva contributes 8% when you contribute 2%)- Eligibility for annual performance bonus- Family friendly parental and carer’s leave- 29 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days- Up to 40% discount for Aviva products- Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars- Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme- 21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone:
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We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.

Most of our people are smart working - spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.

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