Employee Care Consultant (Injury Management)
Westpac Banking Corporation, Melbourne, AustraliaJob Description
How will I help?
Sitting in a national team of Health, Safety and Wellbeing professionals, as an Injury Management Consultant at Westpac, you will be responsible for implementing early intervention strategies to minimise injuries and assist in facilitating safe and timely return to work programs for employees who experience work or non-work-related illness or injury.
Westpac has a national approach to Employee Care and Injury Management; thus the role will extend across multiple state jurisdictions supporting our workforce in times of need.
Your role will include:
Providing subject matter expert advice and support to internal and external stakeholders on safety and wellbeing strategies with a strong consideration of psychological and physical risks.Applying strict adherence to Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation frameworks that underpin our self-insurer licensing requirements.Collaborating with GP's and allied health professionals to ensure best practice treatment, is in line with the Clinical Framework for the Delivery of Health Services guidelines and assists to drive positive return to work outcomes.Providing holistic and personalised support to suit individual and business circumstances with work and non-work-related injury management support and guidance.Providing critical incident support to employees and their People Leaders during traumatic circumstances.Supporting Group safety and wellbeing initiatives, including targeted interventions to respond to emerging risks especially in mental health and wellbeing.Maintaining the Injury Management system coding with up to date information on work capacity, medical classification (driven by OSHA guidelines) and Lost Time Injury potential.
What's in it for me?
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
What do I need?
We are looking for a talented and caring consultant, with the following skills & experience:Allied health experience (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology) qualifications.Minimum of 3 - 5 years' experience in a similar role.A strong background in supporting employees with mental illness.Confidence communicating with a range of stakeholders from employees to senior managers and medical professionals.Knowledge of HSW principles including psychosocial risk factors.Knowledge of Workers' Compensation Insurance Legislation.
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At Westpac, we're all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone - our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you're interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.
We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email
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Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email
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