A Tuesday in the clinic
Example day8:00–4:30 · 16 appointments, 30 minutes each, back to back
- Notes, eating lunch at your desk
- Notes you didn't get to
- Notes you didn't get to
Clinician to rehab consultant. Make the shift in 3 weeks.
For physios, EPs, OTs, nurses and social workers
- 3 weeks of after-work lessons. Keep your current job.
- Get introduced to rehab providers who are hiring.
- Starting roles commonly advertise $80k–$100k + super.
How shiftUP works
Now
Physio, EP, OT, nurse or social worker
3 weeks
Six after-work lessons and an assessed mock case
Then
Introductions to rehab providers who are hiring
Goal
Your first rehab consultant role
Same skills, a better job
Paid a salary, not by the session
Starting roles commonly advertise $80k–$100k plus super.
No more back-to-back bookings
Home visits, worksites, case conferences and desk time.
The whole recovery, not 30 minutes of it
From the first phone call to their first full week back at work.
Room to grow
Specialise, lead a team or move in-house.
How your skills transfer
- Assessing patients becomes Functional and worksite assessments
- Clinical reasoning becomes Building return-to-work plans
- Building rapport becomes Earning trust from the first call
- Explaining a diagnosis becomes Translating medical info for employers and insurers
How shiftUP gets you there
Three weeks of after-work lessons, then we put you in front of rehab providers who are hiring.
- 1
Weeks 1–2
Learn the job
How the industry works, who's who in a claim, and the assessments, reports and conversations that move a case forward. Taught by experienced rehab consultants.
- 2
Week 3
Prove you can do it
Work a mock case from referral to return to work in an evening simulation, and get assessed on it.
- 3
After the academy
Meet providers who are hiring
We put you forward to your cohort's sponsor first, then to other rehab providers who are hiring.
- 4
Until you're settled
Land the right role
CV help, interview practice and help weighing up offers. If the first one isn't the right fit, we keep going.
What you'll need
A degree in physiotherapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, nursing or social work. New grads are welcome.
What we ask in return
Turn up to all six lessons, give the week 3 simulation a proper go, and be ready to take a rehab consulting role when you finish. We'll ask you to confirm this when you register.
Same skills, a different Tuesday
A Tuesday as a rehab consultant
Example day- Calls and emails, plan the day
- Drive to Penrith
- Initial assessment at a client's kitchen table
- Drive to Smithfield
- Worksite walk-through with a supervisor
- Lunch in the car, podcast on
- Case conference with a GP and physio, by video
- Write up a return-to-work plan
- Case notes, then an update call to the insurer
- Initial assessment at a client's kitchen table
- Worksite walk-through with a supervisor
- Lunch in the car, podcast on
- Case conference with a GP and physio, by video
- Write up a return-to-work plan
- Case notes, then an update call to the insurer
Do I need any rehab consulting experience?
No. That's what the academy is for. You'll need a degree in physiotherapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, nursing or social work.
Will I stop using my clinical skills?
No. You use them differently. Assessments, clinical reasoning and explaining medical information to workers, employers and insurers are the core of the job. Your qualification and registration stay yours.
How much time does it take, and can I keep working?
Six lessons over three weeks, two a week, after work hours, so it fits around your current job. Week 3 includes an evening simulation. There's no unpaid work or placement with a provider. We'll confirm lesson times and cohort dates on your call.
What does it cost?
We'll take you through cohort dates and any costs on your call, before anything's locked in.
Is a job guaranteed?
No. Rehab providers choose who to interview and hire. If your first application isn't the right fit, we keep working with you: feedback, more interview practice and introductions to other providers who are hiring.
What's hard about the job?
Reports and case notes take up a good part of most weeks, home visits and worksites mean time in the car, and insurers set deadlines you have to meet. Some people aren't ready to go back yet, and helping them is part of the job too. You'll practise all of this in the academy.
What happens after I register?
We'll call you within two business days to book a 15–20 minute chat. If it's a fit, we'll offer you a place in the next cohort. We're starting in NSW and the ACT, so if you're elsewhere, register anyway so we know where to look next.
shiftUP your career now.
Registering takes about two minutes, and there's no commitment to leave your current job.
Nothing's locked in until you accept a place.
What happens next
- 1
Register your interest
- 2
We call you within two business days for a 15–20 minute chat
- 3
If it's a fit, we offer you a place in the next cohort