Injury Management Advisor

Bayside Health; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Onsite car & bike parking

Fitness Passport membership

ProSport onsite fitness facilities

KU Children's Services

Zusammenfassung

Bayside Health, serving 1.2 million people across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, invites applications for a Manager, Injury Management. In this fixed-term parental leave cover, you will manage an allocated portfolio from notification through recovery and return to work.

You will provide practical injury management and workers’ compensation advice, collaborate with employees, managers, treating practitioners and WorkSafe, develop return-to-work plans, and maintain confidential

Qualifikationen

• Experience in injury management, workers’ compensation, rehabilitation or return to work.
• Knowledge of Victorian public health or complex operational environments.
• Ability to coordinate cases with multiple stakeholders and interpret work-capacity information.
• Commitment to accurate records, timely follow-up and confidentiality.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with sound judgement in sensitive matters.

Aufgaben

• Lead injury management for an allocated portfolio from notification through to return to work.
• Provide practical injury management and workers’ compensation advice.
• Collaborate with employees, managers, treating practitioners and WorkSafe agents.
• Develop and review return-to-work plans and identify suitable duties.
• Maintain confidential records and contribute to injury prevention and service improvement.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Confidential records management

Ausbildung

Injury management qualifications

Rehabilitation

OHS

Nursing

Allied health

Jobbeschreibung

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Fixed-Term Role to 1 February 2028 (Parental Leave Cover)

• Full Time, 80 Hours + ADO: Enjoy a balanced work schedule
• Hybrid Work Arrangements: Flexibility to work on-site and remotely
• Managers and Administrative Worker – HS4
• Generous Leave: Benefits including 5 weeks annual leave plus 13 additional paid days off each year
• The Alfred

Department

Join Bayside Health’s Health, Safety & Wellbeing team within People & Culture and help support a safe and healthy workforce. Our Injury Management team works collaboratively with employees, managers and healthcare professionals to support recovery and safe, sustainable return to work.

Position

Make a meaningful difference by supporting employees through injury, recovery and return to work. Reporting to the Manager, Injury Management, you will manage an allocated portfolio of injury and illness cases from notification through to recovery and return to work. You will provide practical injury management and workers’ compensation advice, working closely with employees, managers, treating practitioners, rehabilitation providers and the WorkSafe agent.

Your role will include early intervention, identify suitable duties and developing and reviewing return-to-work plans. You will support physical and psychological injury cases using a respectful, recovery-focused approach, maintain accurate and confidential records, and recognise and elevate complex or high-risk matters. You will also contribute insights to injury prevention, reporting and continuous service improvement.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Relevant qualifications in injury management, rehabilitation, allied health, OHS, nursing, health, human resources or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in injury management, workers’ compensation, rehabilitation or return to work, with sound knowledge of workers’ compensation and return-to-work requirements.
• Ability to coordinate cases involving multiple stakeholders, interpret work-capacity information and develop practical return-to-work arrangements.
• Strong organisation, case-management and system skills, with a commitment to accurate records, timely follow-up and confidentiality.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills, with sound judgement when handling sensitive matters and escalating complexity.
• Experience in Victorian public health or a complex operational environment, including Victorian workers’ compensation matters.
• Experience supporting psychological injury cases and working with rehabilitation providers, WorkSafe agents, reporting and injury management systems.

You will have access to a wide range of benefits including:

• Flexible work arrangements, with work from home days each week
• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport(pre-tax memberships)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Tanya Hoare - Manager, Injury Management at *******@alfred.org.au

Applications closing at 11:00pm AEDT Friday, 13 November 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.