Your opportunity
As an Injury Management Specialist, you'll lead ECH's workplace injury management and claim’s function, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, self-insurance performance standards and organisational policies.
Working closely with employees, leaders, treating practitioners and external stakeholders, you'll coordinate effective injury management and return to work programs that support sustainable recovery outcomes and employee wellbeing.
You'll provide specialist advice, manage complex claims, influence injury prevention initiatives and drive continuous improvement across injury management, safety and wellbeing practices.
You'll make an impact by
- Leading the end-to-end management of workplace injuries and complex workers compensation claims, ensuring compliant and effective case management.
- Developing, implementing and monitoring tailored recovery and return to work plans that achieve safe and sustainable outcomes for employees.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to leaders and employees on injury management, rehabilitation and legislative obligations
- Building strong relationships with treating practitioners, insurers, regulators and internal stakeholders to support coordinated recovery outcomes.
- Using data, compliance monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance injury management performance and organisational outcomes
What you'll bring
- Extensive experience in injury management, workers compensation and return to work coordination, including complex case management.
- Strong knowledge of the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA), injury management principles and employer obligations.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement effective recovery and return to work strategies that deliver sustainable outcomes.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong analytical, governance and compliance capabilities, with experience managing sensitive information and legislative requirements.
We would also love you to bring the following skills:
- Formal qualifications in Injury Management, Work Health & Safety, Allied Health or a related discipline
- Return to Work Coordinator accreditation and experience within a self-insured or complex employer environment.
- Experience working within aged care, healthcare or community services.
Why join ECH?
We want you to be MORE with us. We're passionate about supporting our people through wellbeing programs, opportunities for career growth and competitive benefits. You'll enjoy all of this in a supportive work environment where you can create meaningful connections with colleagues who have your back.
What does this mean for you?
- As part of a not-for-profit organisation, you can enjoy salary packaging benefits of up to $18,549 per year to reduce your taxable income.
- We support your health and fitness with free access to ECH gyms and discounted wellness services.
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and based wellness programs.
- Opportunities to connect with your ECH community through annual employee team dinners, Christmas celebrations and town hall gatherings.
- Grow your career through mentoring programs, supported scholarships and annual Performance & Development Planning (PDP).
Ready to be part of something special?
Join us and help older South Australians get MORE out of life.
We will review applications as they come in and move quickly to secure the right candidate.
Applications close: Sunday 13th September 2026
For more information, please contact [email protected]
We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply, including those living with a disability, from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, part of the LGBTI community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. If you require reasonable adjustments or would like to share your pronouns at any stage of the application process, please let us know.
