Injury Management Specialist

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Human Resources

Reference: 65532

**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**About the Role**

We are excited to announce a permanent full-time position for an Injury Management Specialist at Monash Health. The Injury Management team is an integral part of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing team and has a key role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Monash Health employees. Specifically, the primary function of the Injury Management team is to effectively manage workplace injuries and medical conditions and ensure injured employees are provided with the highest level of support and care to assist with their recovery and rehabilitation. The Injury Management team is based at Scoresby and may require travel between multiple Monash Health sites.

**A Day in the Life**

In this role you will be required to manage workers compensation claims with the aim to reduce the human and financial costs of the organisation. You will be required, but not limited to:

- Provide expertise advice and guidance to support managers and supervisors with managing work related injuries and conditions.
- Coordinate the activities with key stakeholders to facilitate the successful management of injured employees with their recovery at work.
- Develop appropriate strategies to effectively manage the cost of claims and the high risks associated.
- Working collaboratively with the organisations’ WorkSafe agent.
- Providing expert advice and recommendations relating to dispute resolution matters.
- Promote and coordinate Monash Health’s initiative that aim to provide early treatment options.

**About You**

You are an experienced health professional with an expertise in injury management relating to occupational rehabilitation, claims management and/or return to work. You will demonstrate a good understanding of the workers compensation legislation. You will be able to demonstrate strong problem solving and mediation skills, strong communication skills, be highly organised and time efficient and, able to work effectively and collaboratively as a team member. **What You Need**:

- Current driver’s licence
- Experience and understanding with the use of an injury and/or claims management system
- Proficiency in computer literacy skills and the use of the Microsoft office suite software - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Current and valid registration with a governing Australian health professional regulator or board (if applicable)
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Allied Health such as Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Rehabilitation Counselling, Nursing or equivalent discipline
- For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Andrew Nguyen on 0403 905 990._

**In Return,**

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

To learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org.

To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

**Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.