Health and Injury Management Lead

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Health & Injury Management Lead with proven self insurance workers compensation experience to lead the evolution of injury management and workers compensation at a large Newcastle based business.

Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Environment, this newly created role will lead the organisation's injury management strategy, workers compensation performance and occupational health programs, with a strong focus on self insurance claims management, liability management and recovery at work outcomes.

This is a genuine transformation opportunity. You will strengthen governance, improve claims performance, enhance reporting and analytics, and drive a shift towards proactive injury prevention and workforce health initiatives.

Why This Role Is Different?
The organisation operates within a self insurance environment, requiring a professional who understands the commercial, operational and regulatory drivers that influence claim costs, liability exposure and long term claim outcomes. You will partner with operational leaders and the broader HSE team to improve claims performance, reduce costs, strengthen recovery at work outcomes and deliver meaningful injury prevention initiatives across a national footprint.

Key Focus Areas

• Lead and continuously improve the organisation's self insurance injury management framework
• Drive improved workers compensation outcomes, claim duration performance and return to work results
• Manage complex and high value claims with a focus on liability management and cost containment
• Develop a national injury management and occupational health strategy
• Strengthen injury management governance, processes and reporting across multiple sites
• Partner with operational leadership to improve recovery at work outcomes and reduce claim costs
• Lead relationships with regulators, legal providers, rehabilitation partners and external stakeholders
• Provide oversight of health surveillance, wellbeing and occupational health programs

About You
You are an experienced injury management professional who understands that strong claims management is only part of the equation.
To be successful, you will have:

• Proven experience working within a self insured workers compensation environment
• Strong knowledge of self insurance claims management, liability management and recovery at work frameworks
• Demonstrated success improving workers compensation performance, reducing claim costs and achieving sustainable return to work outcomes
• Experience managing complex, high value and long tail claims
• Strong understanding of workers compensation legislation and injury management obligations
• Experience using claims and injury data to drive strategic decision making
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Allied health, rehabilitation, injury management or related qualifications highly regarded
• Return to Work accreditation highly regarded

What is in it for you?
This is a rare opportunity to lead a new function within a business that is committed to improving its workers compensation and occupational health performance. You will have the autonomy, visibility and executive support to drive meaningful change while leveraging your self insurance expertise to influence strategy, improve outcomes and build a high performing injury management function.

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