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Consultant, Injury Management


Eight Mile Plains

Drive Recovery. Empower People. Shape Safer Workplaces.

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Use your injury management expertise to support employee wellbeing, influence leaders and deliver safe, sustainable return-to-work outcomes across Community and Oral Health Services.

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Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group HR & Industrial Relations
Classification AO5
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS06685022
Closing date 22-Jun-2026
Job duration 12 Months
Contact person Sarah Foran
Contact details 07 3176 4638
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Your new role:

As an Injury Management Consultant, you'll provide expert advice, case management and strategic injury management support to employees, managers and executives. Working across complex workplace and non-work-related injury and illness cases, you'll drive early intervention, develop tailored return-to-work strategies, analyse injury trends, influence stakeholders and lead initiatives that improve workforce wellbeing, reduce claims costs and support safe, sustainable recovery outcomes.

About you:

You are a proactive and influential injury management professional with a passion for supporting people, improving workplace wellbeing and delivering positive return-to-work outcomes.

  • Demonstrated experience managing complex injury and rehabilitation cases from end to end.
  • Strong knowledge of workers' compensation, injury management and rehabilitation legislation, policies and frameworks.
  • Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to coach, influence and build trusted relationships at all levels.
  • Proven ability to analyse injury and workforce data to identify trends, mitigate risks and drive continuous improvement.
  • Highly organised, resilient and solutions-focused, with the ability to manage competing priorities and achieve quality outcomes.

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What we can offer you:

  • We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
  • We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
  • We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
  • You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Heath Human Resources

Human Resources at Community and Oral Health Services delivers contemporary, end-to-end people management support that enables a high-performing, fair and safe workforce. Services include leadership coaching, industrial relations advice, change and performance management, dispute resolution, workforce equity and flexibility guidance, injury management and return-to-work support, and organisational development initiatives that strengthen culture and capability across the service.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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