Workplace Injury Management Consultant

Working Life; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop allowance and phone allowance

Travel allowance

Vehicle novated lease

Salary sacrificing for superannuation

Hybrid working

Job summary

Working Life, Perth-based, seeks an experienced Injury Management Consultant to support employers and injured workers through early intervention, injury management and workplace rehabilitation services. You will help navigate challenges, build capacity and achieve safe, sustainable employment outcomes.

You will contribute to multidisciplinary teams, deliver training, and provide proactive case management across pre-claim, workers' compensation and motor vehicle insurance matters.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified allied health professional with membership of the relevant professional association (AHPRA, ESSA, ASORC).
• Minimum of three years' workplace rehabilitation experience.
• Knowledge of WA Injury Management and Workers’ Compensation Act 2023 and Regulations 2024.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including professional report writing and email correspondence.
• Ability to apply professional knowledge and judgement independently in complex tasks.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team and maintain key relationships.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive initial assessments to identify return-to-work barriers across physical, psychological, workplace and psychosocial factors.
• Develop and implement practical plans to support recovery, capacity and safe, sustainable employment outcomes.
• Manage relationships with injured workers, employers, insurers, practitioners and allied health providers.
• Provide injury and case management across pre-claim, workers' compensation and motor vehicle matters.
• Prepare clear reports, emails and case notes tailored to the audience.
• Contribute to a collaborative, multidisciplinary team and support shared objectives.
• Develop and deliver injury management, injury prevention and workers' compensation training and education.

Skills

Injury management

Case management

Stakeholder relations

Report writing

Communication

Education

Allied health degree

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Injury Management Consultant to join our growing Perth-based team. In this role, you will support employers and injured workers through early intervention, injury management and workplace rehabilitation services, helping people navigate challenges, build capacity and achieve safe, sustainable employment outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive initial assessments to identify return-to-work barriers, including physical, psychological, workplace, and psychosocial risk factors.
• Develop and implement practical plans that support recovery, capacity and safe, sustainable employment outcomes.
• Manage relationships with injured workers, employers, insurers, medical practitioners, brokers and allied health providers.
• Provide proactive injury and case management across pre-claim support, workers' compensation and motor vehicle insurance matters.
• Prepare clear, accurate reports, email correspondence and case notes tailored to the audience.
• Contribute to a collaborative, multidisciplinary team and support shared team objectives.
• Develop and deliver injury management, injury prevention and workers' compensation training and education.

Depending on your professional discipline, you may contribute to services such as workplace, functional or ergonomic assessments, vocational counselling and assessments, psychological or adjustment-to-injury services, health screening, treatment, exercise rehabilitation, injury prevention programs and related project work.

About you

• Degree-qualified allied health professional, such as a Psychologist, Exercise Physiologist, Physiotherapist, Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Rehabilitation Counsellor, with membership of the relevant professional association, such as AHPRA, ESSA or ASORC.
• Minimum of three years' workplace rehabilitation experience.
• Knowledge of the WA Injury Management and Workers' Compensation Act 2023 and Regulations 2024.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including professional report writing and email correspondence.
• Ability to independently apply professional knowledge and judgment when performing novel or complex tasks specific to your discipline.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and contribute effectively to team objectives.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain key customer and stakeholder relationships.
• A current police clearance, or ability to obtain one, and a current WA driver's licence.
• Above-market remuneration based on experience.
• Provision of laptop, phone allowance and generous travel allowance.
• Vehicle novated lease and salary sacrificing for superannuation and mobile or portable devices.
• Hybrid working conditions, including work-from-home options.
• Formal and informal professional development in a supportive, learning-focused workplace, backed by dedicated budget and leave.
• A positive, welcoming team culture that values wellbeing, flexibility, collaboration and work-life balance.

About us

Working Life is a dynamic, multidisciplinary provider of workplace rehabilitation, psychological and wellbeing consultancy services. We exist to build healthier workplaces by partnering with our customers, stakeholders and team members in a way that is collaborative, practical and grounded in evidence. Our values — trust, respect, care, accountability, evidence-based practice, responsiveness and pragmatism — shape how we work with each other, our customers and the people we support. Our services include early intervention, workplace rehabilitation, injury prevention and treatment, psychological support and organisational development consultancy, giving our people the opportunity to broaden their skills, work across disciplines and make a practical difference for people and workplaces.