Senior Return to Work Consultant - Injury Management

SA Health - SA Ambulance Service; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) invites applications for a Senior Return to Work Consultant in Injury Management. You will provide prompt, efficient early intervention, rehabilitation and return to work services to SAAS in line with legislative and accreditation requirements, reporting to the WHSIM Manager.

This full-time term role (to 29 August 2027) offers a challenging opportunity to lead RTW activities, coordinate with clinical and workforce partners, and contribute to cost-effective,

Job description

Senior Return to Work Consultant - Injury Management

• Full Time /Term Contract (Up until 29 Aug 2027)
• ASO6 / $105,747.00 - $111,854.00p.a.

About the Role:

The Senior Return to Work Consultant (RTW Consultant) is accountable to the Manager Work Health & Safety and Injury Management (WHSIM Manager) for providing prompt, efficient, equitable and cost effective early intervention and rehabilitation and return to work services to SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) in accordance with legislative, audit and accreditation requirements.

About the Team:

WHSIM is a specialist function within Workforce. The team has responsibility for the planning, implementation, evaluation, reviewing and continuous improvement of Work Health, Safety and Injury Management programs across SAAS.

About SAAS

SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is South Australia’s provider of emergency ambulance transport, clinical care, and patient transport services.We are committed to ensuring South Australia has access to the best possible emergency medical care, non-emergency transport, and rescue and retrieval services.

Our Vision: An innovative, patient focused, technology enabled, evidence driven, emergency response and health care ambulance service; achieved by exceptional people.

Our Mission: Providing emergency response and health care ambulance services within South Australia, designed and development around patient and community needs, enablingtimelyandequitableaccess for our patients to the mostappropriate pointof care.

Our Purpose: To ensure South Australia thrives by enabling access to emergency and non-emergency ambulance health care and alternative patient pathways while contributing to our state’s emergency preparedness and health response capability.

SAAS Values

PATIENT FOCUSED: We will put our patients and the safe and quality care we provide them first; in everything we do.
TEAMWORK:We will work across SAAS, our health system, our partners,stakeholdersand the community to achieve our goals.
INTEGRITY AND HONESTY:We accept and uphold the standards and expectations of our organisation and communities.
RESPECT AND COURTESY:We will always be respectful and courteous toward our patients, each other, and all those we work with.
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION:We value our role in the community, and we value the communities we serve.
CHANGE READY:We know our communities’ needs will evolve and we must adapt to meet them.
AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP:We will support leadership development for our people at every level.

SmartSalary Packaging

As an employee of SA Ambulance Service, you may be eligible to salary package a range of living expenses. Visit https://sagov.smart.com.au/ for more information.

Application Information:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply for this role.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and/oradditionalrelevant history screening that may be applicable andappropriate Immunisationscreening.

Enquiries to:Simone Ford,Manager Work Health & Safety and Injury Management - @sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026 @ 11:55pm

SA Ambulance Service provides emergency medical assistance, treatment and transport, non-urgent patient transport and high-quality patient care to the people of South Australia.

No matter where you live in South Australia, we will provide you with accessible medical assistance and transport when you need it.

As an integral part of South Australia’s health system, we pride ourselves on our ability to save lives, reduce suffering and enhance quality of life.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

SA Ambulance Service provides emergency medical assistance, treatment and transport, non-urgent patient transport and high-quality patient care to the people of South Australia.

No matter where you live in South Australia, we will provide you with accessible medical assistance and transport when you need it.

As an integral part of South Australia’s health system, we pride ourselves on our ability to save lives, reduce suffering and enhance quality of life.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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