Senior Legal Advisor

Found in: Talent AU C2 - 2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia WorkSafe Victoria Full time

 

Senior Legal Advisor

  • $157,266 per annum plus Superannuation
  • Ongoing, Full Time
  • Melbourne CBD – La Trobe Street (Hybrid)

At WorkSafe, we’re dedicated to supporting all Victorians to be healthy and safe at work and to recover from any workplace injury or illness as quickly as possible. Our Passion for safety and wellbeing is what unites us.

About the role

Individually constituted Medical Panels provide procedurally fair, timely opinions and reasons in relation to questions referred pursuant to Victorian workers’ compensation legislation and the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic).

The Senior Legal Advisor supports Medical Panels to be independent, fair and timely when answering medical questions relating to workers’ compensation and personal injury law. They provide legal and policy advice to the Convenor and individual Medical Panels.  Key accountabilities include but are not limited to;

  • Providing expert legal and policy advice to the Convenor and individual Medical Panels
  • Reviewing Medical Panel opinions, determinations and reasons for compliance with law
  • Providing effective and genuine leadership through effective coaching and mentoring of Legal Advisors, aligning with the organisational values and goals
  • Identifying emerging policy issues potentially affecting Medical Panels and developing and recommends appropriate responses
  • Liaising with the legal profession on matters relating to Medical Panel process and outcomes  
  • Making appropriate recommendations with respect to progressing referrals

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

You are an experienced Legal Advisor who wants to make a difference. You have demonstrated ability to work in a small team within a sensitive environment and subject to close public scrutiny.  You possess excellent communication skills both written and oral and have an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.  You will also have;

  • High level of experience and demonstrated superior technical legal knowledge of the Accident Compensation Act 1985, the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 and
  • Wrongs Act 1958 as they relate to Medical Panels, medical questions, dispute resolution and referrals to Medical Panels.
  • A strong technical knowledge of AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (4th Edition).
  • Demonstrated highly developed analytical and conceptual abilities including the ability to detect patterns and similarities in cases in order to advise Medical Panels towards consistent and fair outcomes.

Working with Us

At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders. 

What’s next?

Applications close at 11:00pm on Wednesday 24th April.  Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

For further enquiries please contact Natasha Zaluski via email Natasha_zaluski@worksafe.vic.gov.au

About us

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don’t shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that’s why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.

WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.


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