Kimberly Preen

The Altius Group

Kimberly demonstrates unwavering dedication, remarkable achievements, and steadfast commitment to excellence. She stands out as a true leader, consistently inspiring and motivating those around her with her visionary mindset and collaborative approach, always willing to share knowledge, foster teamwork, and drive innovation setting her apart as an exemplary professional.

Elzanne Schipper

APM WorkCare

Elzanne exemplifies exceptional dedication and diligence, consistently surpassing expectations with commendable NPS scores and glowing feedback from all stakeholders. A collaborative team player, she consistently achieves excellent results for her client’s while offering invaluable support to her colleagues. All of APM NSW Leadership unanimously supports this nomination.

Yoshika Kulasinghe

Prudence Rehab

Yoshika exemplifies excellence in rehabilitation consulting, with significant contributions to our health and wellness programs and expert management of complex claims. His dedication and impact make him a standout candidate for the ’Outstanding Consultant Award’.

Kathleen Doyle

APM WorkCare

Kathleen demonstrates exceptional dedication, consistently exceeding expectations with strong NPS scores and positive stakeholder feedback. She has been instrumental to the improvement of DE outcomes within the business, driving a 9% improvement FYTD within the NSW team. The APM NSW Leadership unanimously supports her nomination.

Lola Lagoke

Kairros

From the day Lola onboarded, we knew her values and integrity were the perfect fit, epitomising the HBGW. Lola is an advocate for equal access, ensuring her clients are afforded the education and opportunity to experience financial security, preservation of self-worth, and self-confidence through a positive return to work.

John Matter

Prestige Health Services Australia

John sets the standard as an exemplary different employer consultant. John leaves no stone unturned supporting workers to achieve health, social and return to work outcomes. John is humble yet passionate and balances the perfect amount of empathy and coaching to execute outcomes with the utmost care at all times.

Initra Larsen

Prudence Rehab

Initra’s impact has contributed to the broader well-being of rural communities. By championing the HBGW and fostering collaboration among stakeholders, they have not only facilitated successful returns to work but also empowered individuals to thrive in challenging circumstances. Their achievements exemplify the transformative potential of proactive and compassionate case management.

Naveen Malson

IPAR Rehabilitation

In one year, Naveen has exceeded targets, been selected as a Subject Matter Expert in two areas, and promoted to Principal Consultant. He has received multiple positive testimonials, including from an employer who said he was “the greatest rehabilitation consultant she’d worked with” and the services were “nothing short of phenomenal.”

Brad Jarvis

Procare Group

Brad deserves this award as he has commenced his time in the industry with a reputation built on care, excellent communication and strong clinical judgement and decision making. If he continues to excel in these areas and gain the positive feedback that he has, he will go far.

Cindia Reine

The Altius Group

Cindia’s development of Culture Competence in Workplace Rehabilitation innovates from the ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ approach and aims to improve return to work outcomes, through supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI) and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) peoples, in an individualised and meaningful way.

Prudence Rehab

This Service is backed by the latest research combining evidence-based standardised assessments, with measurable person-centred outcomes. Utilising current evidence and best practice, we have integrated a measurable, BPS service into early claims management processes involving multiple stakeholders. This integration overcomes key barriers in the successful application of BPS screening programs.

Resilia

ResilientMe stands out as a worthy winner for its unparalleled success in psychological strengthening, evidenced by significant improvements in emotional well-being and return-to-work outcomes. Its holistic approach, validated methodologies, and transformative impact make it an exceptional choice for this prestigious award.

Costa Cassimatis

Altius Group

Costa epitomises exceptional leadership, with unwavering dedication to fostering a supportive workplace culture and championing the HBGW. Their mentorship, empathy, and transformative impact, coupled with an ambitious vision for talent development and improved career pathways within our organisation, make them the ideal award recipient.

Danel Craib

Prudence Rehab

Over the past 4 years Danel has enabled a large cohort to find their home in our industry. This includes an unwavering commitment to strengthening staff and the wider industry efforts to make WRPs recognised as technical experts in our complicated landscape, enabling better understanding of our benefit

Kristin Tinker

Resilia

Kristin deserves the Exceptional Leadership Award for their visionary guidance, fostering psychological safety, evidenced by outstanding RTW rates and innovative initiatives promoting employee well-being. Their commitment to promoting the HBGW and community impact sets a standard of excellence in psychological injury claims management.

Madalyn Button
Perceptive Health

Madalyn deserves an award for their heartfelt dedication, ingenuity, and relentless perseverance in overcoming barriers to help a young amputee, return to work, demonstrating exceptional compassion and commitment throughout the rehabilitation process and never give up attitude constantly educating all parties involved about the benefits of work and rehabilitation.

Will Davis
Prudence Rehab

Will’s innovative approach, collaborative leadership, and strategic interventions were instrumental in overcoming barriers and facilitating worker’s successful return to work. Through unwavering dedication and a holistic understanding of the worker’s needs, Will epitomised resilience and resourcefulness, ultimately paving the way for the worker’s sustained professional and personal growth.

Lisa Rapsey
RehabCo

Lisa’s passionate dedication to fostering positive change is evident through her wholehearted celebration of achievements of the case and commitment to achieving favorable outcomes for workers. She actively advocates for HBGW principles, engaging key stakeholders to make a meaningful difference in promoting well-being and recovery.

Clare St George
APM WorkCare

Clare has been essential to the expansion of occupational rehabilitation in the SNSW region. Their empathy, compassion and collaborative approach was foundational to empowering this case studies return to new employment as a nurse. Her ability to create cohesion between community, health and work was fundamental for the client.

David Peacock
Benchmark Rehab

David consistently demonstrates exceptional skill in navigating complex barriers of clients with psychological injuries with 45 successful RTW’s of clients with a psychological injury over the past 12 month period. His skill in supporting clients to achieve their rehab goals exemplifies the positive impact of rehabilitation provision in psychological claims.

Melanie Dawson
Prudence Rehab

Melanie’s unwavering support, determination, and compassion transformed a client’s life amidst overwhelming adversity. Her tireless advocacy secured employment, navigated financial hurdles, and provided essential aid, ultimately restoring hope and belief in support systems. Melanie’s exceptional commitment exemplifies the profound impact of genuine care in overcoming barriers to success.

Huwayda Mohamed

IOH Health

Huwayda fitted in with the culture of our team seamlessly. They demonstrated a genuine interest in supporting injured workers with their recovery, effectively applying their theoretical knowledge to practice. They were engaged throughout their student placement, and we were so impressed with them that we subsequently hired them!

Mitch Small

IPAR Rehabilitation

As a student, Mitch showed commitment to skill development in workplace rehabilitation. Mitch assisted on all services including ADLs, Vocational/Job seeking, manual handling and all tasks related to returning workers to sustainable employment. Furthermore, he showed initiative to growing a relationship with a statewide customer to improve quality of servicing.

Kyam Buckton
Konekt

Kyam is a worthy winner of this award, through their hard work with developing a data-base of key service providers and equipment companies. This data-base is still used, wherein across the state, the business have built successful relationships to quickly provide clients with the supports they need for recovery.