Specialist Occupational Therapy services that support holistic service provision and add value. Benefitting you and your Organisation.
Occupational therapy: Further information
We provide Specialist Independent Occupational Therapy services & Expert Witness Opinions to address your Medicolegal needs and complement OHS and workers compensation services.
1. Medicolegal Activities of Daily Living Assessments / Expert Witness Opinion
ESTEEM PEOPLE MANAGEMENT undertakes medicolegal ADL assessments, routinely required in Compulsory Third Party and Public Liability cases. Should you require this service, you can be assured of quality service provision backed by years of specialist rehabilitation and injury management practise across adult phsyical and psychological injury management.
Is your case settlement being held up because you can't find an available Occupational Therapist to perform the assessment and provide the required report? Contact us because we are able to conduct the assessment you need in a timely manner.
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2. Worksite Assessments
Independent Occupational Therapy opinions are especially useful where an Employer requires an independent opinion regarding an Employee's fitness to work in relation to a particular job, in order to ensure their Employees (or potential Employees) are safe and fit to work and therefore prevent injury and meet legal Duty of Care obligations.
We are highly experienced in undertaking fitness for work reviews, and our expertise in Human Resources means that issues may be appropriately addressed while effectively managing associated HR risks such as Equal Employment Opportunity, Unfair and Unlawful Discrimination, and Harassment and Discrimination.
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3. Task Analyis & Suitable Duties Manual Development
Where an Employer is managing Injured Workers, successful case management often relies on the ability of Employers to be creative in providing suitable duties and effectively negotiate with Injured Workers and Nominated Treating Doctors. Having your workplace assessed for available suitable duties and having these duties documented ensures ease of identification of safe suitable duties and ease of communication of these duties to the Injured Worker and their Doctor, resulting in swift negotiation and commencement of appropriate duties. Looking after your Employees and saving you money.
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4. Manual Handling Training & Programs
Regardless of the Industry you operate in, you will undoubtedly have manual handling issues. Managing these risks effectively requires Specialist approaches which we are able to deliver. We are highly experienced at developing and implementing solutions to these issues that are effective, from one-off Manual Handling training sessions to comprehensive Manual Handling Programs.
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5. Independent Rehabilitation & Injury Management Reviews
Successful case management relies on an Employer having inhouse expertise who are able to effectively coordinate injury management. This requires a very sound understanding of the nature and type of both physical and psychological injuries; indicators that a case needs more attention to keep a person on track; an ability to effectively communicate with Doctors; and a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of all people involved in a person's injury management and return to work.
Working with us is a very cost effective and efficient way of bringing Specialist expertise that is often hard to come by in to your business, to ensure optimal outcomes are consistently achieved.
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