Are you an Allied Health professional with experience in managing workers compensation claims and general health, safety and wellbeing?
For Purpose Aged Care is a Not-for-Profit organisation with a BRAND-NEW opportunity for an Injury Management Specialist to join our team.
A friendly, focused and driven team, we look to bring on staff with the right attitudes and values to provide the best CARE for our residents:
* Collaboration
* Accountability
* Respect
* Empathy
This newly created Full-Time role will be based in Brisbane, with travel to our sites nationally on an occasional basis. Supported by the Health Safety & Wellbeing Manager, you will work with the larger team to drive a best practice health and safety culture that ensures our employees are proactively supported in the management of any medical conditions, injuries or claims.
Benefits & Work Culture with For Purpose Aged Care
As a purpose led, not-for-profit organisation, our staff's health and wellbeing are important to us. This is why we have partnered with selected providers to offer employees a growing range of benefits that make sure they get the most out of their working and personal life, including:
* Tax savings of up to $15,900 per year with Salary Packaging (Go Salary)
* Team lunches
* Team building events
* Exclusive staff discounts with JB Hi-Fi, Endota Spa and more
* CommBank Workplace banking
* State of the art technology to help staff work smarter
* Salary sacrificing options with superannuation
* Novated Leasing through Enlist
* HESTA benefits for members
* Access EAP - a voluntary, confidential and free counselling service
* Ausmed Passport
Your days will involve
* Providing early intervention support and post-incident management to injured employees and leaders.
* Providing advice, guidance, and support to the organization in the management of workers' compensation claims and recovery at work.
* Undertaking the role of RTW Coordinator and managing a portfolio of injury claims including consultation and collaboration with injured workers, leaders, treating practitioners, external providers and regulatory bodies to support recovery at work planning.
* Managing claims administration across multiple state jurisdictions including submission of claims, obtaining relevant documentation and evidence to support a claim, and liaising with insurers.
* Maintaining injury and claims management information and coordinating effective claims documentation management across the organization within the injury management platform.
* Providing specialist advice, guidance, and support to leaders and managers on the management of workplace injuries and workers' compensation claims in accordance with relevant legislative requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
* See PD attached for further information.
Qualifications and experience required
* Relevant tertiary qualification in Allied Health (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology or other allied health discipline).
* WorkCover Return to Work Coordinator (Desirable).
* Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role within injury management or workplace rehabilitation with a proven track record in delivering effective injury management results.
* Demonstrated high level of communications skills (written and verbal).
* Demonstrated knowledge and capability in interpreting and applying relevant WHS and workers compensation legislation from multiple jurisdictions.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
* Demonstrated ability to engage with external and internal stakeholders including developing and maintaining effective working relationships.
* Should you have significant experience in injury management or workplace rehabilitation without the above qualifications you will still be considered.
Direct applicants only - no agencies please
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