Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 15,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 27 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,500 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

With over 120 years' experience in health care, we have an excellent reputation as a caring, nurturing and supportive employer. Learning is highly valued and there are many opportunities for professional development.

The Position

A rare and exciting opportunity is available for a suitably experienced professional to join us in the role of Injury Management Consultant.

This role is essential to providing guidance on injury management and workers compensation matters to both managers and caregivers and ensures adherence with policies, procedure, and legislation across our three hospital sites being St John of God Richmond Hospital, St John of God Burwood Hospital and St John of God Hawkesbury District Health Service.

As the Injury Management Consultant you will be responsible for the divisional coordination and provision of injury prevention strategies as well as the management of early intervention and rehabilitation programs for injured caregivers, which will include the administration of Workers Compensation claims to enable safe early Return to Work. This will include travel to the various hospitals as determined by operational requirements.

To be considered applicants must have a tertiary qualification in a relevant Allied Health discipline and/or substantial equivalent industry experience in workplace based early intervention programs, rehabilitation and claims management.

This position will be offered on a permanent full time basis of 76 hours per fortnight.

The successful candidates will meet the following Essential criteria:

• Willingness and capacity to embrace the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
• Recognised Return to Work Coordinator Certificate.
• A demonstrated understanding of Workers’ Compensation legislation.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Sound skills in identifying trends and issues related to injuries and making recommendations that contribute towards ongoing improvement.
• Ability to interpret and understand statistical data, and to use that information to improve systems and processes.
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage workloads effectively with minimal direction and supervision.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and to work to deadlines.
• Well-developed computer skills and experience in using a range of software packages, including databases, spreadsheets and word processing.

The Benefits:

• Salary Packaging
• Parking Available
• Professional Development

• Applicants are to address the Selection Criteria (as detailed on the last page of the Position Description) with a cover letter and current copy of their CV when submitting their application. Applications can be submitted via our Careers Page and close on 24 July 2022. For more information please contact Samantha Owens on (02) 4560 5456.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Covid-19 in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

SJGHC Hawkesbury District Health Service promotes Health and Wellness for all their Caregivers. If successful you and your immediate family members will be eligible to join the Fitness Passport. This program allows members to access over 100 gyms, pools and health facilities throughout NSW.