Return to Work & Injury Management Partner

About the Company
Our client is a large, purpose-led national organisation with a strong commitment to employee safety, health and wellbeing. With an established and fully resourced injury management function, they offer a collaborative, high-trust environment where team members are supported while given genuine autonomy.

Joining an experienced national team, you’ll manage your own portfolio, partner closely with operational leaders and support employees throughout their recovery and return to work journey. With strong internal support and genuine flexibility, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and people-focused organisation.

About the Role
As a Return to Work & Injury Management Partner, you will manage a portfolio of approximately 60–70 work and non-work-related injury cases, supporting employees from initial notification through recovery, return to work and resolution.

Working closely with injured employees, operational leaders, insurers, medical practitioners and allied health providers, you will develop and drive practical return to work strategies, manage suitable duties and proactively address barriers to recovery.

Key responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end injury and workers' compensation case management
• Managing a portfolio of approximately 60–70 active claims
• Developing and monitoring return to work and recovery strategies
• Supporting employees through complex or sensitive injury matters
• Providing advice on Victorian workers' compensation requirements
• Coordinating suitable duties and rehabilitation plans
• Partnering with operational leaders, insurers and treating practitioners
• Proactively managing new claims, statutory requirements and key deadlines
• Participating in claims reviews and influencing claim strategy
• Coaching leaders around early intervention and effective return to work practices
• Maintaining accurate, compliant and confidential case documentation

About You
You will be an experienced injury management professional who combines strong technical knowledge with empathy, organisation and excellent communication skills.

To be successful, you will ideally bring:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in injury management, return to work and/or workers' compensation
• Strong knowledge of the Victorian workers' compensation scheme
• Demonstrated experience managing claims from initial notification through to resolution
• Confidence managing a busy portfolio and competing priorities
• Strong stakeholder management across employees, leaders, insurers and health professionals
• A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to keep cases progressing
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence supporting employees through difficult or distressing circumstances
• Current Return to Work Coordinator certification, or relevant equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain a Working with Children Check

Experience within a large, multi-site or operational organisation will be highly regarded; however, industry background is flexible.

The Benefits

• Permanent opportunity with a large national organisation
• Port Melbourne location with onsite parking
• Highly flexible hybrid working model
• Monday team anchor day, with the balance incorporating WFH and visits to Victorian sites
• Autonomy to manage your own geographic portfolio
• Established national injury management team of approximately 18
• Dedicated administrative support
• Supportive onboarding and an experienced team member available as a buddy
• High-trust, collaborative team culture
• Varied role combining technical case management, employee support and stakeholder partnering

Please submit your current resume to apply. If you'd like a confidential discussion about the role, please contact on chantelle.flood@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -102026-44454. To learn more about Davidson, visit davidsonwp.com.