Senior Injury Management and Wellbeing Adviser

Northern Land Council; Darwin; Hybrid; AUD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% superannuation

Salary sacrificing

Annual airfare

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Northern Land Council is seeking a Senior Injury Management and Wellbeing Adviser in Darwin to coordinate workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work processes across staff in head office and regional networks.

You will provide specialist wellbeing advice, lead early intervention and psychosocial risk initiatives, and support leaders with recovery strategies while reporting on outcomes to the WHS Manager. Remote travel within the NT may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in injury management and wellbeing within a workplace.
• Ability to coordinate workers compensation, return-to-work processes and wellbeing initiatives.
• Strong cross-cultural communication and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work plans.
• Identify recovery barriers and arrange early intervention.
• Develop and evaluate tailored wellbeing initiatives.
• Advise leaders on psychosocial risks and recovery support.
• Analyse trends and report on risks, actions and outcomes.

Skills

Injury management

Wellbeing

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-cultural communication

Reporting

Education

Certificate IV in WHS

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Senior Injury Management and Wellbeing Adviser

Location: Darwin

Status: Full time - Ongoing position

Salary package: $125,759 inclusive of Base, DA1 and 15% Super per annum.

Help people return to work and thrive in a healthy workplace.

Bring your injury management and wellbeing expertise to the Northern Land Council. Combine individual recovery support with organisation-wide initiatives that address psychosocial risks and strengthen the wellbeing of staff working in our head office, and regional area networks.

About the Role

Reporting to the WHS Manager, you will coordinate workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work processes. Working with employees, managers, Comcare and health providers, you will support timely, sustainable recovery and provide specialist wellbeing advice.

Your scope includes early intervention, non-work-related injury support and central incident case management. You will also coordinate psychosocial risk initiatives, coach people leaders and use case information to recommend improvements, with oversight from the WHS Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate claims, rehabilitation and return-to-work plans.
• Identify recovery barriers and arrange early intervention.
• Develop and evaluate tailored wellbeing initiatives.
• Advise leaders on psychosocial risks and recovery support.
• Analyse trends and report on risks, actions and outcomes.

What You Will Bring

You are an experienced injury management and wellbeing professional who combines empathy with sound judgement. You can coordinate sensitive matters, build trust and help employees and managers navigate recovery processes. You communicate respectfully across cultures and translate specialist knowledge into practical advice and coordinated action.

In addition to this, you will have:

• A Certificate IV in WHS or a relevant qualification in injury management, rehabilitation, workers compensation, health or a related discipline, together with substantial relevant experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of psychosocial hazards, risk management, early intervention and post-incident recovery.
• Sound knowledge of workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work principles.
• Strong cross-cultural communication, stakeholder coordination, reporting and computer skills.
• A current NT driver’s licence and the ability to undertake remote travel across the Northern Territory.

Experience managing complex claims within a medium to large organisation and developing policies and procedures will be well regarded. An understanding of Aboriginal peoples lived experiences across the NLC region is also desirable.

What’s in it for you?

Apply your expertise across both individual recovery and workplace prevention. You will work alongside WHS colleagues and people leaders, with scope to shape practical wellbeing initiatives and improve the support available to a geographically dispersed workforce serving Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities.

We offer:

• A base salary of $106,576 per annum plus 15% superannuation paid on Base and District Allowance
• salary sacrificing up to $15,900 + Meal Entertainment and Holiday Accommodation benefit up to $2,650 per year.
• Other benefits under our Enterprise Agreement include
  • District allowance of up to $5,064 (DA2) per annum for individuals with dependents and $2,777 (DA1) without dependents.
  • Generous leave provisions5 weeks annual leave, 18 days personal leave;
  • Paid Christmas close down;
  • Upon completion of 12 months of service anAnnual airfare with a net (in hand) value of $3,453

Applications Close: Tuesday 3 November 2026

About the NLC

The Northern Land Council (NLC) is an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth. The NLC is established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and its purpose is to serve its constituents who are Traditional Owners (TOs) and other Aboriginal people living in their region. Cultural knowledge and lived experience are central to the work that we do here at NLC. We are committed to enhancing Aboriginal peoples social, political and economic participation by supporting their aspirations and amplifying their voices on a range of issues impacting on their lands, seas, culture and communities.