Specialist Cover Assessor

ACC New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation

Hybrid working

Professional development

CPD reimbursement

Supportive environment

Challenging role with variety

Opportunity for growth

Job summary

ACC New Zealand is seeking experienced Specialist Cover Assessors across multiple NZ locations including Wellington, Newmarket and Dunedin. You will apply your extensive clinical knowledge to assess information and make decisions on ACC claims, while communicating clearly with clients and supporting rehabilitation.

You are a registered health professional with 5+ years post-graduate experience, holding an Annual Practising Certificate, and you thrive in a collaborative, tech-enabled environment

Qualifications

• Registered health professional with more than five years post-graduate clinical experience.
• Ability to interpret medical records and clinical data.
• Current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Strong communication with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess ACC claims where treatment may have caused the injury.
• Interpret clinical information into meaningful information, aligned with ACC legislation.
• Collaborate with clinical professionals and advisors to support decision making.
• Manage workload in a supportive team environment.

Skills

Strong technological proficiency

Education

Nursing, Physiotherapy or Midwifery

Job description

• Utilise your clinical knowledge in a fast-paced environment, making decisions and communicating with clients
• Full-Time opportunities available | Roles in Wellington, Newmarket & Dunedin
• Make a meaningful difference to ACC clients and support in their rehabilitation

About us | Mō mātou

We are continuing to grow and strengthen our Specialist Cover Assessor teams across multiple locations, and we're excited to extend another opportunity for passionate people to join us. This role is a key part of the support we provide to our clients, and by expanding our teams, we're ensuring we can deliver the best possible service to the communities we serve. If you're looking to make a real impact while developing your career in a supportive and professional environment, now is the perfect time to join us.

The Specialist Cover Assessor role plays a key role in assessing clinical information and making decisions on ACC claims where treatment may have caused the injury.

About you | Mō u

You are a registered health professional who has more than five years post-graduate clinical experience, and you may well be at the stage in your career where you are looking to step back from face-to-face clinical work and use your extensive knowledge in another way.

If you are resilient, with a talent for problem solving and assessing clinical information, making decisions, and communicating with clients, then this could be the role for you!

About the role | Mō te tū rangama mahi

With a broad base of clinical knowledge, your ability to interpret medical records and clinical data into meaningful information, whilst considering ACC's legislation, will be vital to this role. You will not be left to your own devices but will be fully supported by a team of like-minded clinical professionals as well as having access to legal and medical advisors.

Your sound technological abilities, strong administration skills, and a talent for managing a workload will hold you in good stead.

Benefits working at ACC | Ngā Hua Mahi ki ACC:

• Salary: $90,039 - $100,043 based on experience.
• Additional 9% superannuation.
• ACC currently operates a hybrid working policy that enables kaimahi to explore flexible working arrangements which balance both individual needs and business requirements.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment that values your clinical knowledge and expertise.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.
• The chance to make a real impact on the lives of clients and contribute to their wellbeing.
• A challenging opportunity with plenty of variety.
• Access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) reimbursement after 6 months of employment, supporting your ongoing growth and learning.

Important Skills | Nga Pūkenga Motuhake:

• A recognised clinical qualification in a relevant clinical field, we are particularly interested in Nursing, Physiotherapy and Midwifery.
• A minimum of five years' post-graduate clinical experience as a practitioner dealing with the public
• A current Annual Practising Certificate
• Strong technological proficiency

Applications close | Rā Kati

This role has a start date of 30 November 2026. Applications will close at 11:59pm Monday 28 September 2026.

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