Return to Work & Injury Management Specialist

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• Varied injury management caseload and flexible work arrangements
• Permanent Full-Time opportunity
• Melbourne, VIC, Australia
• Permanent
• Closing on: Oct 15 2026

About The Role

Are you passionate about injury management and looking for an exciting opportunity where you can make a meaningful impact in a supportive and rewarding environment?

Join the Calvary team as a Return to Work and Injury Management Specialist, where you will play a key role in providing injury management, rehabilitation, and workers' compensation services across our hospitals, residential care, and home care services.

This permanent, full-time position forms part of our regional Work Health, Safety, and Wellness team, based at our Melbourne Support Office. You will proactively manage workplace injuries, driving early intervention and return-to-work objectives while ensuring compliance with Calvary's Injury Management policy and legislative requirements. Additionally, you will collaborate with leadership teams to embed safety initiatives, manage claims effectively, and support the delivery of the Calvary Work Health and Safety program.

Some of your main duties will include:

• Coaching and supporting managers in the best practice early intervention injury management approach.
• Supporting injured workers to recover and return to work on endorsed return to work programs
• Completion of high-quality documentation and reporting for our management teams.
• Partnering with WHS team members on injury trend insights and preventative activities.

About You

• Relevant experience in a RTW / Injury Management role
• Experience in the Victorian Workers Compensation scheme
• Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to lead, persuade, negotiate, consult with, and provide advice on workers compensation claims management and rehabilitation issues
• Ability to effectively lead the coordination of workers compensation claims management processes and early intervention strategies

For further information please contact Jen Agars, Director of Work Health & Safety on 0473 769 855 or Jen.Agars@calvarycare.org.au

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
• Paid parental leave
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart.

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role

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