AddressWe are looking for a two Senior Injury Management Consultant to join the Metropolitan South Team to provide leadership in the area of Injury Management, including effective and timely advice and consultancy services to regional offices and schools to effect improvements in health, safety and well-being performance.
This position can be based at either Mt Gravatt or Ipswich office. Base location of this role can be negotiated upon interview with the option of a flexible work arrangement.
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
As the Senior Injury Management Consultant you will have responsibility for the following:
- Provide leadership, guidance and advice to regions and schools on Injury Management to effect improvements in health, safety and well-being performance. This includes - WorkCover claims management, QSuper claims consultancy management, Absence Management, Workplace Rehabilitation, Medical Deployment, Ill Health Retirement, Reasonable Adjustment.
- Provide functional and line management to claims officers.
- Identify and implement Injury Management strategies to improve health, safety and well-being performance.
- Monitory Injury Management data for regional offices and schools to identify trends and develop reports to address issues.
- Develop, implement and manage appropriate systems for the effective delivery of Injury Management within a region.
- Establish a framework for coordinating and coaching school-based Rehabilitation and Return to Work Coordinators.
- Develop, implement and deliver Injury Management training to schools and regional office employees.
- Monitor compliance with legislation and departmental policy, e.g. all workplaces have a Rehabilitation and Return to Work Coordinator allocated to them and all workplace rehabilitation case management practices comply with departmental policies and the standard for rehabilitation as set out in the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014.
- Undertake selected case management of injured or ill employees for an allocated portfolio, in accordance with departmental priorities.
- Contribute to the development, documentation and implementation of Injury Management policies, procedures and strategies.
About You
Ideally the successful applicant will:
- Have high level knowledge of Injury Management services that align with legislative and key departmental and regional documented priorities and contribute to improved organisational health performance.
- Demonstrate ability to apply Injury Management practices and strategies to facilitate appropriate outcomes for injured and ill employees in line with best practice case management and legislative standards for rehabilitation.
- Thrive as part of a high-performing, innovative Organisational Health team and look for ways to contribute to the teams' operational plans and strategies.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive working relationships with clients, team members and external stakeholders to achieve effective outcomes within negotiated timeframes.
- Ability to respond professionally and impartially to the competing demands of clients, managers, health professionals and external agencies in a complex and a changing organisational environment.
- Demonstrated high level skills in consultation, negotiation, problem solving and presentation, including a demonstrated capacity to prepare high level written reports and correspondence.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )
