Workplace Rehabilitation Services

Caliso provides fully funded Workplace Rehabilitation Services across industries for sustainable return to work.

Caliso Workplace Health is a SIRA accredited Workplace Rehabilitation Provider offering services to support injured workers, employers, treating practitioners, and insurers throughout the recovery and return-to-work journey. Services are fully funded by the relevant Workers’ Compensation insurer.

Our team are allied health professionals including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Rehab Counsellors and Psychologists who also have experience across employer and rehabilitation provider environments. This gives us strong insight into scheme requirements, claim expectations, workplace challenges, and clinical factors that influence successful outcomes.

Early Workplace Rehabilitation has been shown to minimise time away from work, improve worker wellbeing, support employer obligations and improve claim outcomes.

If you are an injured worker, employer, insurer, or healthcare provider seeking workplace rehabilitation services in NSW, our experienced team is ready to help throughout the recovery and return-to-work journey. Services are fully funded by the relevant Workers’ Compensation insurer.

What services we provide:

  • Early Intervention

  • Return-to-work planning

  • Suitable duties identification

  • Medical case conferencing

  • Stakeholder liaison

  • Functional Assessments

  • Workplace Assessments

  • Ergonomic Assessments

  • Job task assessments

  • Vocational rehabilitation (where a worker cannot return to their pre-injury role)

  • Activities of Daily Living assessments

Industry Experience That Solves Real Workplace Challenges

Every industry faces different injury risks, workforce pressures and return-to-work barriers. Our consultants understand the challenges employers encounter when managing workplace injuries and provide practical, outcome-focused solutions that support recovery, reduce disruption and facilitate sustainable return-to-work outcomes.

We work with:

Manufacturing

Lost-time injuries, suitable duties and production pressures.

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ManufacturingManufacturers often struggle to balance worker recovery with operational demands. We help employers navigate manual handling injuries, musculoskeletal conditions, workplace restrictions and complex return-to-work planning while minimising disruption to production and workforce capacity.

Education

Supporting staff recovery without compromising student outcomes.

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EducationSchools and childcare centres face unique challenges when teachers and support staff are injured. We assist with suitable duties planning, psychosocial injuries, communication with treating practitioners and return-to-work arrangements that recognise the realities of educational environments.

Logistics

Managing workforce shortages, physical injuries and operational demands.

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LogisticsWhen drivers, warehouse staff or logistics personnel are injured, businesses can face staffing challenges, productivity impacts and increasing claim costs. We help identify practical return-to-work solutions that support recovery while keeping operations moving.

Healthcare

Balancing worker wellbeing with patient care responsibilities.

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HealthcareHealthcare providers often manage injuries involving manual handling, fatigue, workplace violence, burnout and psychological health. We work collaboratively with employers and injured workers to facilitate safe recovery while maintaining quality care delivery.

Retail

Reducing the impact of injuries on staffing and customer service.

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RetailRetail employers frequently face challenges associated with manual handling, slips and falls, repetitive strain injuries and customer-facing demands. We help businesses coordinate recovery and identify suitable duties that support both operational requirements and worker wellbeing.

Hospitality

Managing injuries in fast-paced, physically demanding workplaces.

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HospitalityHospitality employers often have limited capacity for modified duties and can be heavily impacted by staff absences. We assist with practical return-to-work planning that considers business demands while supporting safe and sustainable recovery.

Professional Services

Managing psychological and office-based workplace injuries.

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Professional ServicesProfessional services organisations are increasingly managing stress-related injuries, psychological claims and office-based musculoskeletal conditions. We provide structured rehabilitation support that helps employers navigate recovery, workplace adjustments and return-to-work obligations.

Mining

Navigating remote worksites, safety-critical roles and limited suitable duties.

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MiningMining employers face complex injury risks, FIFO and DIDO rosters, remote access to treatment and limited opportunities for modified duties in safety-critical roles. We help coordinate treatment, workplace assessments and practical return-to-work plans that align worker recovery with site requirements, operational demands and safety obligations.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A workplace rehabilitation provider supports injured workers, employers, insurers, and treating professionals to plan and coordinate a safe and sustainable return to work.

  • In NSW workers compensation claims, workplace rehabilitation services are funded by the relevant workers compensation insurer.

  • Early involvement can help identify barriers, support suitable duties, improve communication, and reduce the risk of prolonged time away from work.

  • If returning to your pre-injury role is not suitable, vocational rehabilitation can help identify alternative duties, retraining options, or new employment pathways.

  • Referrals can typically be made by:

    • Employers

    • Insurers

    • Workers

    • Treating doctors

    • Solicitors

    • Injury management advisors

    • Return to Work Coordinators

  • We communicate regularly with treating practitioners to:

    • Clarify work capacity

    • Discuss suitable duties

    • Support evidence-based recovery

    • Coordinate rehabilitation goals

    • Facilitate safe return-to-work planning

  • Where suitable duties are unavailable, we can assist employers to:

    • Identify alternative tasks

    • Explore host employment arrangements

    • Develop graded work trials

    • Support redeployment options

  • Yes. Effective workplace rehabilitation can help reduce:

    • Lost time injuries

    • Wage replacement exposure

    • Treatment costs

    • Claim duration

    • Risk of long-term work absence while improving recovery and return-to-work outcomes.