Medicolegal Expert Witness - Occupational Therapist

Sick of the NDIS, TAC, WorkCover, and want a change of pace?

Then MF+A medicolegal is the place for you!

About us:

Michelle French + Associates (MF+A) is one of Australia’s leading occupational therapy and medicolegal service providers delivering outstanding, client centred services since 1994. Our consultancy of allied health experts provides independent assessments of need and reports to law firms in Victoria, interstate and internationally. We have also provided opinion in several high-profile class actions.

MF+A offers a rare combination of expertise in occupational therapy and allied health medicolegal services for individuals with life changing injuries, their carers, and representatives. The MF+A team are driven by a commitment to create opportunities for people with life changing injuries that maximise their ability to live the life they choose.

MF+A strives to deliver the highest standard of therapy and resources, advocating for our clients with tenacity and conviction characterised by our core company values:

• Authenticity: We embrace transparency, aligning our actions with who we truly are. We celebrate diversity and create an inclusive workplace.
• Courage and Insight: We aim to solve the complex, envisioning the bigger picture, and digging deep to explore all possibilities.
• Non-Judgmental: We actively listen and look, treating everyone with respect and empathy.
• Trustworthiness: We build trust and reliability by communicating openly, consistently keeping our promises, being transparent, and nurturing dependable relationships with our team, clients, and customers.
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation: We embrace creativity, change and growth, constantly seeking better solutions.
• Creation of Joy: Our focus is to bring joy to our clients, customers and ourselves by infusing positivity into our work.

About the roles:

With demand for our services increasing, and a commitment to providing the best experts to our clients, MF+A is expanding our consultancy. We need skilled therapists who have current clinical experience working with client groups in the following areas:

• Occupational therapist – paediatric (cerebral palsy, autism spectrum, learning disorders, ADHD); and
• Occupational therapist – adult (spinal cord injuries, ABIs, orthopaedic injuries).

Why join us?

• No medicolegal experience necessary - we will train, support and mentor you;
• You choose how many assessments you want, from one a fortnight to one every few months (subject to available client requests);
• Ongoing supervision and mentoring;
• Opportunity to connect with other experts in your discipline;
• Workshops, access to professional resources, and ongoing support;
• Access to our MF+A Quality Assurance processes including our skilled editing team for your reports;
• Competitive remuneration; and
• Join a friendly, fun and supportive team.

Successful applicants will require:

• Degree in relevant field;
• Current clinical experience;
• Current full registration with AHPRA;
• Current driver's licence and willingness to use own vehicle for work;
• Working with Children Check;
• Police Check;
• Professional indemnity insurance ($5M);
• Exceptional interpersonal skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication;
• Strong ability to learn and retain information;
• Ability to work independently and take initiative;
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines;
• Strong computing skills (MS Word – track changes, formatting etc); and
• Sense of humour.

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