Injury Management Consultant

**Your New Role**:
We are seeking a passionate and motivated individual to join our team and support the health and wellbeing of our employees in a values-driven and inclusive organisation.
As the Injury Management Consultant, you will support and provide advice on effective injury management and the return-to-work process. In this role you will be responsible for developing tailored strategies to improve safe and sustainable return-to-work outcomes for the Logan and Beaudesert Health Service (LBHS) workforce.
You will provide advice and support to senior management, team leaders, and workers, as well as monitor trends and influence internal and external stakeholders to minimise the impact of injuries and illnesses and assist with prompt, safe, and sustainable return to work. On a daily basis you will find yourself engaging not only with our valued workers but also our external partners including WorkCover and QSuper.
**About You**:
You will champion Metro South Health's values and have a genuine desire to support a workforce who are dedicated to providing the best health care to the community we serve. You will bring your expertise in injury management to contribute and grow our team.
**We would love to have**:
Experience in providing injury management education and consultancy services to internal stakeholders and staff.
Confidence in liaising and engaging with external workers compensation insurers.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to develop relationships with all stakeholders across the health care service.
Exposure in dealing with Medical and Allied Health Practitioners.
A continuous improvement mindset and drive to strengthen injury management initiatives and contribute to improved injury management service delivery.
Empathy and a genuine interest in supporting our dedicated people who care for our community.
**What we can offer you**:
We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role.
You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
**We are Metro South Health**:
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.
We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.
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