Senior Principal Consultant, Work Injury Management

About the role

The University of Queensland (UQ) is offering a full-time, fixed-term appointment as Senior Principal Consultant, Work Injury Management, within its Health, Safety and Wellness team at the St Lucia Campus. The role suits an experienced workers' compensation professional who wants to work in a large self-insured environment managing complex physical and psychological injury claims, with the possibility of extension until 31 January 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of complex physical and psychological injury workers' compensation claims, from investigation and determination through to rehabilitation, return to work and claim resolution.
• Apply professional judgement to complex matters involving rejection, cessation, review, appeal and common law claims.
• Coordinate medico-legal reports, submissions, reasons for decision and other complex claims documentation.
• Partner with injured workers, leaders, treating practitioners, medical specialists, rehabilitation providers and other stakeholders to achieve safe, sustainable and timely return-to-work outcomes.
• Provide specialist advice, coaching and mentoring, including strategic review of complex and long-duration claims.
• Contribute to improving Work Injury Management practices, policies and procedures, and support the team, including relieving the Work Injury Management Manager when required.

Required profile

• Undergraduate qualification in a relevant field such as law, business, management or allied health, with at least five years of subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Proven experience managing complex statutory workers' compensation claims and common law damages claims.
• Leadership capability, including coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to others.
• Demonstrated experience preparing complex management reports in a workers' compensation claims environment; experience in a self-insured organisation is highly regarded.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of workers' compensation principles and legislation, including Queensland workers' compensation and rehabilitation legislation.
• Investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to exercise professional judgement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and advocacy skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with injured workers, health professionals and other stakeholders.

What we offer

• Base salary of $120,317 - $134,893 plus 17% superannuation (HEW Level 8).
• Flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, on-campus childcare, affordable parking and salary packaging options.
• A heavily discounted Study for Staff program.

Applications close 25 October at 11:00pm AEST. Pre-employment checks may include right to work, qualifications and criminal history checks, and applicants must hold unrestricted work rights in Australia.