Shape
and deliver CAHS-wide injury management strategies that support a
healthy, productive workforce - ensuring best practice, compliance,
and genuine care for the professionals who care for WA’s children
and their families.
This is a Permanent Full
Time Position
Work location will be
Perth Children’s Hospital, with working from home and other CAHS
site options available on agreement and according to stakeholder
needs.
CRVCID: 715182
About
the Role:
The Child and
Adolescent Health Service is seeking an experienced Injury
Management (IM) Business Partner to lead our Injury
Management team in the development, delivery and evaluation of
best-practice injury prevention, injury management and claims
management services across our organisation.
At CAHS, we
recognise that a supported and healthy workforce is essential to
delivering exceptional care for children and families across
Western Australia. This role offers genuine opportunity to
influence organisational practice, lead a specialist team, and make
a meaningful impact on staff wellbeing and recovery
outcomes.
Reporting to
the Manager Work, Health and Injury Prevention, you will provide
expert workers compensation and injury management advice, with a
strong focus on early intervention, fitness for work and complex
case management.
You will
lead, coordinate and inspire our specialist Injury Management team,
proactively engaging stakeholders across CAHS and external agencies
to deliver a collaborative injury management program that supports
positive recovery outcomes and effective service
delivery.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Leading,
and developing a team of Injury Management Consultants and
support staff to deliver best practice IM advice and services
across our organisation.
- Engaging
with stakeholders and leveraging data analysis to identify and
drive proactive early intervention practices across the
organisation, support decision-making, inform priorities and
enable continuous improvement.
- Leading
claims management review processes and attending conciliation,
review and legal meetings as required.
- Ensuring
accurate record-keeping, reporting and compliance with
legislative and organisational requirements.
- Building
strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
including the Insurance Commission of Western Australia and
representing CAHS on internal and external forums, committees
and working groups related to injury management.
What
We’re Looking For:
If you have
sound experience managing IM services within the health sector or a
similarly complex setting, and are passionate about supporting
teams and leaders to maintain healthy workplaces and enable
workforce wellbeing, we encourage you to apply.
How
to Apply:
Applicants
are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in
order to apply online. This email address will be used for
communication with applicants.
Your ability to
meet the work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the
recruitment process.
For your
written application please provide the following:
- A
statement addressing selection criteria as per the Job
Description Form in no more than 2-3 pages.
- A copy
of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work
experience.
- The
name, email and contact details of two referees who can be
contacted to provide a confidential report (we will contact you
and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed
referees).
These
documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying
online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the
online application process as you will be required to answer
various questions and attach your documentation.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
For
Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to
contact Kate Golding on email kate.golding@health.wa.gov.au
or phone 08 6456 5632 with any specific questions
related to this role.
Help
in submitting your application: If you experience
technical difficulties while applying online, please contact
Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during
business hours.
Eligibility: Australian
citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for
applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public
sector. Fixed term and/or casual contracts can be held by
individuals on visas that allow working rights within
Australia.
Working With Children
check: This position is
subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC)
Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website
at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust
and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to
undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as
part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal
record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required
to undertake a working with children check (if required for the
role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees
to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
WA Health is
committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the
provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly
encourage applications from people from culturally diverse
backgrounds and people with disabilities.
In addition,
we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA
Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to
this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are
encouraged to apply.
Whilst this
selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy,
it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout
the health service. In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process.
Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12)
months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
About
CAHS:
The
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is
proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare
in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service
for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises three
service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology,
Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
(CAMHS).
With over
7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward
Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than
160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan
area.
For further
information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please
click here and
for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please
click here
CAHS
values: To achieve our vision of healthy
kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a
workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of
Compassion,
Collaboration,
Equity,
Respect,
Excellence
and Accountability.
During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to
fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact
the person named in this advert.
Support for your
interview process
CAHS is
committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access
needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments
to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your
inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS
Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview.
You can reach
the team via CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated
confidentially.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE
OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.
