Health and Injury Management Specialist

We are looking for an experienced Health & Injury Management Specialist to join our Health and Injury Management team within EHS.

In this role, you’ll provide specialist occupational health, injury management and wellbeing advice and services, helping to manage workplace health risks, support employees through recovery and return to work, and contribute to a safe and healthy workplace.

This role reports into the Lead, Health & Injury Management.

The Role

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Manage early intervention and injury management, including non-work-related injuries, occupational rehabilitation and complex cases, supporting effective recovery and return to work.
• Coordinate occupational health surveillance programs, including vaccinations, health fitness assessments, pathology services, audiometric testing and other required health assessments.
• Manage the delivery of health surveillance services through external providers.
• Support and implement workplace wellbeing programs and initiatives, including reviewing health and injury trends and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Manage onsite ergonomics activities, including workstation, worksite and manual handling assessments.
• Support the delivery of first aid services, including risk assessments, training, equipment and auditing.
• Provide emergency injury and illness management for employees and contractors, including initial provision of first aid and, where required, referral to other health professionals where required.
• Review injury statistics and health data to identify trends and opportunities for preventative action.
• Support EHS projects, continuous improvement activities and audit readiness
• Provide health and injury management advice to stakeholders and EHS committees and deliver manual handling and other relevant training

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:

• A qualification as a health professional, such as an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist, Registered Nurse, Osteopath or Chiropractor.
• A postgraduate qualification in occupational health management or equivalent.
• Occupational Health First Aid certification.
• At least 5 years’ experience within an occupational health environment, such as onsite occupational health, injury management or a rehabilitation provider.
• Strong knowledge of safety and workers’ compensation legislation and regulations.
• Experience designing, implementing and evaluating workplace wellbeing programs.
• Strong communication, influencing, reporting and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage projects independently while working collaboratively across the organisation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook and case management software

Location: Melbourne CBD, Broadmeadows or Tullamarine with travel across all sites.