Return-to-work guides
Returning to work after injury
Every injury is different, and so is the path back to work. These guides explain how a return-to-work program is coordinated across NSW schemes and focus on the workplace side of recovery. They are general information, not medical advice.
Psychological injury
A psychological injury changes what a safe, workable return looks like, and often the work itself is part of what the plan has to address. Nexus Rehab coordinates the return-to-work side of the claim, working to your treating doctor's certificate of capacity. Your own treating doctor and treating practitioners direct your care; we organise the workplace part around it.
Read guideBack injury
A back injury usually comes with restrictions your treating doctor sets on your certificate of capacity — what to lift, how long to sit or stand, what to leave for now. Nexus Rehab coordinates a return that stays inside those limits and adjusts the work to fit them. Your treating doctor directs the medical side; we organise the workplace side around it.
Read guideShoulder injury
A shoulder injury tends to limit reaching, overhead work and repetitive arm movement, and your treating doctor sets those limits on your certificate of capacity. Nexus Rehab coordinates a return that keeps work inside them, adjusting tasks and equipment to fit. Your treating doctor directs the medical care; we organise the workplace side around it.
Read guideNeck and Whiplash
A neck or whiplash injury can turn ordinary duties — screen work, driving, lifting, reaching overhead — into the parts of the day that need planning. Nexus Rehab coordinates the return-to-work side of the claim: we work to your treating doctor's certificate of capacity. Here is how that coordination runs, and who is involved.
Read guideMusculoskeletal Injury
Musculoskeletal injury is a broad category — backs, shoulders, knees, sprains and strains — but the return-to-work coordination behind them has the same shape. Nexus Rehab measures what the role demands, works to what your treating doctor has certified, and builds a plan that closes the gap safely. The medical care stays with your treating doctor; we coordinate the work side.
Read guideOccupational Overuse
Occupational overuse — sometimes called repetitive strain — usually builds gradually out of the tasks themselves, without a single incident to point to. That makes the worksite and the work itself central to the return-to-work plan. Nexus Rehab coordinates that side of the claim; your treating doctor directs the medical care and sets your capacity.
Read guideSlips, Trips and Falls
A slip, trip or fall can leave very different injuries behind, so no two returns look the same. What stays constant is the process: a return-to-work plan built around the capacity your treating doctor certifies, and duties that fit both your recovery and the place you work. Nexus Rehab coordinates that plan across everyone involved.
Read guideFractures
A fracture usually comes with clear restrictions — on lifting, weight-bearing, driving or the use of one limb — and those restrictions tend to change as your treating doctor reviews you. A good return-to-work plan moves with them. Nexus Rehab coordinates that plan so your duties always match the capacity your certificate records.
Read guideSoft Tissue Injury
Sprains, strains and similar soft tissue injuries often come with capacity for some work from fairly early on — the certificate of capacity may show what you can do rather than ruling work out. The NSW scheme is built around recovering at work where that capacity exists. Nexus Rehab coordinates the duties that make it possible.
Read guidePost-Surgical Return to Work
After surgery, the medical decisions stay with your surgeon and your nominated treating doctor. The return-to-work side runs alongside that care — matching what you can safely do to duties your employer can offer, at the pace your certificate of capacity sets. This guide explains how that coordination works across the NSW schemes. It is general information, not medical advice.
Read guideMotor Vehicle Accident Injury
After a motor vehicle accident, your medical care is directed by your nominated treating doctor. The return-to-work side is usually funded through the CTP insurer under the NSW motor accident scheme, and coordinated separately from your treatment. This guide explains how that return to work is arranged, whether you are heading back to your old job or a new one. It is general information, not medical advice.
Read guideOccupational Stress
A psychological or stress-related claim is treated as an injury under the NSW workers compensation scheme. The medical care sits with your own nominated treating doctor and their team, and Nexus Rehab does not provide treatment or counselling. What we coordinate is the return-to-work side — suitable duties, workplace adjustments and staying connected to work where that is appropriate. This guide is general information, not medical advice.
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