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The Opportunity

• Support positive change within the Health & Wellbeing Team at CSIRO!
• Provide rehabilitation advice & coaching to stakeholders!
• Contribute to improved health & injury management systems & processes

Join CSIRO’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team and create a positive impact!

As the Injury Management Advisor (IMA) you will play a key role, providing case management support to injured and ill employees under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (SRC Act 1998), also known as Comcare.  You will hold the delegations under the SRC Act for rehabilitation.

This is a diverse opportunity that will create impact as you provide advice for non-work-related injury and illness, expert rehabilitation advice and coaching to stakeholders to drive improvements in injured worker rehabilitation outcomes, injured worker satisfaction, and Return to Work (RTW) outcomes.

This is a proactive and rewarding role which is responsible for working with CSIRO’s Business Units to advise and manager early intervention programs too.

Your duties will include:

• Showing initiative in interpreting policies and procedures in order to provide practical support, coaching, and mentoring to operational staff in partnership with HR and HSE teams to successfully rehabilitation outcomes.
• Under general direction, performing injury management services by designing, supporting and facilitating the end-to-end rehabilitation and case management of injured or ill CSIRO people.
• With support from the Health Manager, implement, monitor, review and manage individual rehabilitation programs and Return to Work (RTW) plans with a focus on minimising time lost and costs associated with work related injuries.
• Establishing an initial case strategy in partnership with HR, the relevant leader, and regularly reviewing strategy when there is a significant medical or claims status change, at least every 8 weeks.
• Ensuring compliance with the requirements under the SRC Act for rehabilitation programs, including the design and determination of rehabilitation plans, creation and monitoring of the rehabilitation plans and development of RTW plans.
• Drawing on expertise in allied health, liaising and building relationships with relevant internal stakeholders to anticipate their needs, taking responsibility for guaranteeing client satisfaction, and correcting problems promptly and in a constructive manner.

Location: All AU CSIRO Sites will be considered
Salary: AU$89,680- $101,459 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite
Reference: 90914

To be considered you will need:

• A relevant tertiary degree in a related allied health discipline and demonstrated experience in in workplace rehabilitation and RTW management within large or complex organisations, with demonstrated evidence of knowledge and use of RTW and rehabilitation case management systems.
• Proven ability to understand stakeholder priorities and contribution in the design, delivery, and implementation of strategies to improve HSE and RTW outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively and building strong relationships with all HSE teams and other stakeholders.
• Proven ability to co-operate with others, to coach and build trust with leaders by influencing a positive HSE culture. Experience creating trust by displaying consistency and understanding through integrity and patience.
• Practice enabling positive organisational change, by advising strategies, goals, and priorities, and driving culture change in health and safety. Ability to embrace ambiguity and positively persist towards an end goal.
• Experience interpreting legislation and regulatory standards to proactively identify RTW and rehabilitation problems and appropriately respond to issue.  Prior experience in using this knowledge to contribute to clear advice and implementation of a consistent HSE and RTW message across the organisation. 

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or you must either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

12 December 2022 11:00pm AEDT