Senior Claims Manager

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Avant is Australia's leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.

An opportunity is available for a Senior Claims Manager to join our Adelaide team for a full-time, permanent role. The role will report directly to the Claims Team Manager. This role is perfect for a practising solicitor who is tired of billable hours and looking for true worklife balance.

• Managing member claims and investigations to support our members
• Provide guidance, advice and support in the indemnification of claims
• Proactively formulate a claims management strategy for the member, to achieve the best possible outcome
• Partner with Solicitors in the support of our members claim as required
• Contribute to Avant's provision of claims services including special projects, writing articles and presentations
• Participate in the resourcing of the medico-legal advice hotline

• Tertiary qualifications in law or health
• Solicitors with a valid practising certificate will be highly regarded
• Previous demonstrated experience in insurance claims management
• A strong understanding of current health and insurance legislation
• A strong focus on time management and work management
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Proven ability to work in an electronic document management system
• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills

Avant now represents 90,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. We play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.

• We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with flexible work, career development and internal mobility opportunities
• Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance
• Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career
• We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support
• We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others

We prefer to deal with candidates directly. If you have any queries regarding the role, please contact our Lisa Craddock, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on [emailprotected].

Avant Mutual is Australia's leading doctors' mutual. We are an organisation created by doctors, for doctors. We support over 85,000 healthcare professionals and students with a range of products and services, including medical defence and indemnity insurance. Our products are designed to protect our members both professionally and personally, to safeguard their career and reputation and protect them and their families. Our mutual structure, heritage and ethos ensure that our members are at the centre of everything we do. Avant operates nationally with offices in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, ACT and Western Australia.

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