• Help shape a safe and healthy workplace through proactive injury prevention, wellbeing and psychosocial risk initiatives.
• Apply your allied health expertise to improve employee wellbeing, injury recovery and sustainable return-to-work outcomes.
• Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
• Base salary range: $108,413 – $120,287 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation.

About the area

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Directorate supports the health and safety of staff, students and other people across the University’s campuses and properties. The team leads UWA’s approach to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment, embedding health and safety risk considerations into operational planning and activities across the University.

About the opportunity

• Develop, deliver and evaluate employee health and wellbeing initiatives that address physical and psychological health priorities, including psychosocial hazards, while promoting resources that support a safe and healthy workplace.
• Lead proactive injury prevention activities through ergonomic and manual task assessments, musculoskeletal incident investigations, risk assessments, injury data analysis, job task analysis, health monitoring and targeted education and training.
• Coordinate workers’ compensation and non-compensable injury cases, developing injury management and return-to-work plans in partnership with employees, leaders, treating practitioners and insurers to support safe and sustainable recovery at work.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant allied health discipline, such as Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy or Psychology, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing employee wellbeing programs within large or complex organisations.
• Relevant experience in workers’ compensation claims management, injury management and return-to-work practices.
• Strong communication, consultation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to provide practical advice and negotiate effectively.
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and collaborate effectively within a team, supported by proficiency across standard workplace digital and information-management tools.

Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations.

Position description:  Injury Prevention and Wellbeing Advisor PD.pdf

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Daniel Anderson at Daniel.Anderson@uwa.edu.au

For enquiries on the recruitment process, please contact Zander Ribbens at Zander.Ribbens@uwa.edu.au

How to apply

Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Friday 2nd October

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels.

Benefits

• Flexible working options.
• Generous paid leave including parental leave.
• Up to 17% employer paid superannuation.
• Salary packaging available.
• Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service.
• Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses.
• Discounted health insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.

About the University

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, supported by the freedom to innovate and inspire, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

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Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, and people living with disability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Alternatively, you can contact us for assistance during the recruitment process.

If you have queries relating to your application, please contact the individual named in the advertisement. To enable a quick response, please include the 6-digit job reference