Medical Panel Officer

**Medical Panel Officer**

**Clerk Grade**:7/8

**Annual Salary Range**:$113,574 - $125,720 + superannuation

**Employment Type**:Ongoing, Full-time

**Location**:Oxford Street, Darlinghurst (with weekly office attendance requirements)

**About Us**
The Personal Injury Commission (Commission) resolves disputes between people injured in motor accidents and workplaces in NSW, insurers and employers.

The Commission is an independent statutory tribunal within the New South Wales justice system, committed to providing a transparent and independent dispute resolution service.
Resolving disputes justly and efficiently in the shortest time frame is a priority for the Commission. We work with all parties (injured persons, insurers, and employers, where relevant) to discuss ways of achieving this.

The Commission exercises functions in three divisions - the Motor Accidents Division, Workers Compensation Division and Police Officer Support Scheme Division. You can read more about the PIC - here.

As noted above, although the Commission is an independent Tribunal, the staff who work in the Tribunal are employed by Department of Customer Service. Understand more about DCS - here.

**In this Role you will**:

- Provide supervision, performance management and guidance to the panel of independent medical assessors who determine workers compensation and motor accidents disputes for the Personal Injury Commission.
- Support medical assessors with their use of the single digital platform.
- Lead the recruitment, onboarding, education, training and quality improvement program for medical assessors.
- Contribute to the development of processes, procedures and guidance material that assists medical assessors execute their decision-making functions.
- Engage with the case management functions to ensure quality and efficiency of medical dispute resolution.
- Provide internal support to case management divisions
- Provide support to the Commissions Medical Suites and Medical Assessor’s who use the Suites services.

**To be successful in this role you will demonstrate**:

- You have knowledge and experience in personal injury claims management, case management or dispute resolution
- You have strong stakeholder engagement and management skills
- You are a constructive and productive team member who can also work independently when required
- Strong writing and communication skills
- You are able to work flexibly and adaptably to respond to changing priorities

**What we need from you**:
To start your journey towards becoming our Medical Panel Officer, please click on the link below and attach your resume (max 5 pages) and cover letter (max 2 pages).

Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $113574 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description.

**Closing Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 at 9:59am**

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