Injury Management Team Leader

About the role:

An opportunity for two (2) xInjury Management Team Leaders to be part of our Health and Wellbeing Hub located in Docklands.

The Health and Wellbeing Hub is the single most significant investment in the health, safety, and wellbeing of Victoria Police employees to prevent and respond to work related injuries. Six multi-disciplinary teams are being established, based in hubs across the state, with a focus on enhancing employee's mental health, injury prevention, early intervention, and recovery and return to work support.

This newly created team offers an exciting opportunity to support Victoria Police employees. You will lead your team to deliver outstanding case management and robust return to work support on the ground in their portfolios.

The Injury Management Team Leader is a key leadership position in the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Hub providing day to day management and support to a team of Injury Management Consultants. The position will supervise and support a team in providing early and ongoing management to support ill and injured employees, whilst ensuring compliance with legislative requirements are met.

Reporting to the Hub Manager the Team Leader will work closely and collaboratively with key stakeholders, including Hub leadership, injured employees, their treatment providers, our WorkSafe insurance agent, and regional managers and leadership, to support their team in achieving safe and sustainable remain at work or early return to work outcomes.  

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Lead a dynamic team of Injury Management Consultants driving impactful Injury Management solutions and facilitating seamless return to work service and performance.
• Provide day to day support, advice, and supervision to your direct team, and the wider Health & Wellbeing Hub for all Injury Management and operational needs.
• Develop an engaged team culture, ensuring you support your team in their professional development and continuous improvement planning.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality service delivery and improve stakeholder satisfaction, with wellbeing of ill/injured members at the forefront of your work.
• Conduct regular case reviews to drive creative return to work and remain at work initiatives and to monitor and manage compliance with relevant legislation and governance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Provide oversight and governance to your team for best practise Injury Management practise, policy, and procedure.
• Deliver subject matter expertise on complex cases to ensure services are in line with best practice rehabilitation and early return to work.
• Participate as part of the leadership team on program evaluation, reporting and meeting performance indicators.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Proven high level experience in the management and delivery of an Injury Management service within a large, complex organisation.
• Exceptional leadership skills, specifically experienced in development and coaching of multidisciplinary teams.
• Highly developed communication skills and ability to negotiate complex and sensitive issues,
• Demonstrated talent for influence and negotiation, inspiring managers and stakeholders to collaborate to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes for their people.
• Expertise in oversight and governance of a complex work type, ensuring compliance with legislation across your team.
• Demonstrated experience in the Victorian workers' compensation scheme and experience in meeting employer obligations in accordance with the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013.

What we can offer you:

As an employee of Victoria Police, you will have access to a range of benefits. Some of the benefits available include:

• Competitive salary including annual leave loading under the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement
• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave
• Opportunity to purchase leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program and a range of internal services to support you
• Salary packaging options via superannuation contributions or a novated vehicle lease

Requirements and relevant information:

• Two (2) x full-time, ongoing positions available.
• These positions are located at Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
• This position requires regular travel, applicants must hold a current Driver's Licence.
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form – the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement.

Applications close midnight, Sunday 19 May 2024.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms: Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) website, Victorian Government careers website (Careers.vic) or Seek. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

Current Victorian Government employees must apply via Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE). 

For further information, please contact Kim Dunne, Injury Management Lead on 0476 790 *** or *********@police.vic.gov.au

If you have a disability/medical condition and require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirements/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please contact VPS Recruitment via email **************@police.vic.gov.au or on (03) 8533 1***.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety. 

Having a workforce that reflects the community we serve is important to Victoria Police. We want to attract and retain people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities, and cultures including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. If you are interested in a position, we encourage you to apply as we celebrate the benefit that diversity brings to our employees, our services, and our community.