Workers Compensation Industrial Officer - location negotiable within NNSWLHD

Northern NSW Local Health District; Lismore; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Fitness discounts

Growth – professional and personal dev

Team culture – collaborative and flexb

Job summary

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSW LHD) is seeking a Workers Compensation Industrial Officer to provide expert strategic legal workers compensation and industrial relations representation within the district. The role will support management and staff on a wide range of workers compensation and industrial relations issues to help the organisation meet its business objectives.

You will engage with industrial bodies and represent NNSW LHD at various tribunals and committees, including the

Responsibilities

• Provide expert strategic legal workers compensation and industrial relations representation.
• Support management and staff on workers compensation and industrial relations to achieve business objectives.
• Engage with industrial bodies and represent NNSW LHD at tribunals and committees.

Job description

Workers Compensation Industrial Officer - location negotiable within NNSWLHD

Northern NSW Local Health District – Lismore NSW

Make a new start in your career and life. Join a welcoming, supportive healthcare community, with professional development opportunities + more!

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Health Mgr Lvl 4
Remuneration:$153,559 - $182,954 per annum pro rata
Hours Per Week:38 hours
Requisition ID:REQ701033

About the role

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSW LHD) is seeking a Workers Compensation Industrial Officer to provide expert strategic legal workers compensation and industrial relations representation.

The role will provide support to management and other staff on a wide range of workers compensation and industrial relations to achieve Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) business and service objectives.
In this role, you will engage with Industrial bodies and represent NNSW LHD at various tribunals and committees inclusive of the District Consultative Committee.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day

Applications Close: 28 October 2026

NNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future.