Manager, Injury Management - Human Resources - NSW Police Force - HealthCareer

First listed on: 08 October 2019
New South Wales Police Force

Manager, Injury Management - Human Resources 

Manage NSWPF’s workplace injury management through the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure statutory obligations are met in relation to the provision of occupational rehabilitation services and that employees are provided with an effective workplace-based service.
 
Key accountabilities
  • Establish and manage workplace injury management to achieve optimum results in terms of the timely, safe and durable return to work for workers following workplace injuries.
  • Provide timely, professional, strategic and comprehensive advice to Commanders/Directors on workplace injury management and emerging injury management data and trends.
  • Establish and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLA) to ensure the obligations of the insurer, organisation and workers are compliant.
  • Provide advice and recommendations to senior management on policy and operational matters including the impact of changes in legislation, regulation and policy on the organisation and its stakeholders.
  • Establish and manage audits on the effectiveness of the injury management system and the compliance with legislation and policy, ensuring corrective action has been taken for identified non-compliance.
  • Foster relationships with internal and external key stakeholders to build effective working relationships to maximise injury management objectives and ensure efficient administrative processes.
  • Consider and recommend improvements to procedures and processes that are consistent with legislation, regulation and policy that improves the service delivery in line with industry best practice.
Key challenges
  • Maintain currency of knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation, policy and procedures relating to workplace injury management.
  • Manage and oversight complex workplace injury management issues and problems identified by implementing solutions for the injured worker(s) to return to work in suitable employment or pre-injury employment.
  • Manage and oversight the workplace injury management system and its supporting processes to ensure legislative compliance in terms of the timely, safe and durable return to work for workers following workplace injuries.

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  • Clerk Grade 11/12
  • Temporary Full-Time up to 13 months 
  • Surry Hills 

JOB NOTES:
 

Essential requirements - candidates must:

  • obtain and maintain the requisite security clearance for this role
  • hold a current driver’s licence with no traffic offences recorded on their driving history within the last six (6) months. 
  • have relevant tertiary qualifications and/or extensive experience in managing workplace injury management – recover at work and claims management
  • have the ability and willingness to travel throughout the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW.
  • have extensive experience in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships to drive workplace injury management performance results associated with a Service Level Agreement.Comprehensive knowledge of Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation legislation and associated regulations and standards.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must meet one of the following statuses:

  • an Australian Citizen
  • a permanent Australian resident or citizen of New Zealand

Applications from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged.

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 12 months.

For your application to be considered, you must:

  • attach a cover letter;
  • attach an up-to-date CV/Resume; and
  • address each of the Target Questions in the text boxes provided in the online application or attach as a separate document. Please limit your response to no more than 1 page per question.

Please do not attach copies of Qualifications, Certificates or documentation (other than a Resume/CV) - you can bring these if called for interview.

Prior to commencement, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a rigorous National Police (criminal history) Check and obtain and maintain a Security Clearance as determined by the NSW Police Force.

Applications can only be submitted electronically online via the I Work for NSW website.
 

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APPLICATIONS CLOSE: SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2019 at 11.59 pm

Essential requirements - candidates must:

  • obtain and maintain the requisite security clearance for this role
  • hold a current driver’s licence with no traffic offences recorded on their driving history within the last six (6) months. 
  • have relevant tertiary qualifications and/or extensive experience in managing workplace injury management – recover at work and claims management
  • have the ability and willingness to travel throughout the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW.
  • have extensive experience in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships to drive workplace injury management performance results associated with a Service Level Agreement.Comprehensive knowledge of Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation legislation and associated regulations and standards.
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