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About the role
We are currently recruiting for a Health & Injury Management Specialist for a 12-month fixed-term with the likelihood of extension for a further 6 months. This role will be based within the Essential Energy footprint with the ability to work from home in a hybrid work environment.
As a Health and Injury Management Specialist you will be responsible for the provision of injury management, rehabilitation, recovery at work and workers compensation strategies and activities.
Working closely with the Health and Wellbeing Manager, you will assist in the implementation of strategic health and wellbeing programs in line with the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
You will partner with key stakeholders across the business to manage a portfolio of Workers Compensation and non-work-related employee cases in line with the best practice case management model. You will maintain delivery across all aspects of best practice injury management, claims management and recovery at work programs to ensure provision of sound advice and effective management from notification of injury through to full recovery and finalisation.
Key responsibilities:
* Implement injury management programs including facilitating appropriate early intervention treatment
* Provide professional support services to investigations, audits and reviews, or changes to process and procedure
* Provide expert advice, management support and clear direction to facilitate achievement of specific Workers’ Compensation and postinjury management strategies and outcomes for the employee and organisation
* Ongoing education of key stakeholders across the organisation in the areas of injury prevention, early intervention, and recovery at work
About You
* To succeed you will have demonstrated experience as a specialised professional with significant experience in occupational and/or vocational rehabilitation.
* You will bring strong understanding and knowledge of the legislation and industry best practice policies and procedures covering Work Health and Safety, workers compensation and injury management.
* You will have demonstrated experience in case management of all work and non-work related injury and claims management including the implementation and monitoring of effective return to work programs and a professional manner when working in a confidential environment with other health and industry professionals providing case management, auditing and investigative services and development of reports.
Required Qualifications
* Bachelors Degree in Allied Health or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.
* Return to Work Coordinator – SIRA NSW Approved course
Why Essential Energy
We offer competitive remuneration from $124,478 p/a, commensurate with skills and experience, 16% Superannuation and a nine-day fortnight.
Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including 26 weeks paid parental leave, learning and development opportunities, and Health and Wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page.
We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.
As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD - we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think.
Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.
For further information please contact Cathy Connors, Health and Wellbeing Manager, on 0437 494 576.
Applications close on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 11:55pm
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Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.