Advisor Injury Management

• Opportunity to deliver Fitness for Work/ Injury Management services across Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore assets.
• Work amongst a passionate, proactive team of Occupational Health Professionals
• FIFO from Perth to Greater Nammuldi & Brockman 4 sites
• 6-month fixed term role: 5/2 – 4/3 roster

About the role

This role is a great opportunity for a passionate, self-motivated individual who is flexible and can adapt quickly to new working environments and priorities. The role is centered around, proactive and collaborative management of work and non-work-related injuries and illnesses which impact fitness for work or an individuals’ ability to safely perform a role.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage a range of complex fitness for work cases including both work and non-work-related health / medical requirements
• Management of workers compensation claims under the Injury Management and Workers Com Act (1984)
• Provide coaching, development and training to key stakeholders to cement understanding of core fitness for work, injury management, injury classification and reporting processes
• Work closely with internal teams such as HR, HSE, Legal and Employee Relations and contracting partners
• Review of medical assessments determining fitness for role against the RT Medical Guidelines and National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers
• Support the coordination of management of health surveillance programmes
• Identify and support process improvement to standardise and simplify Fit for Work processes
• Partner with external stakeholders such as government regulators, medical/ health providers, workers compensation insurers
• Undertake first party assurance against the Rio Tinto health standards

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualified in allied health or related science field
• Allied health professional body memberships (ie: AHPRA, APA, ESSA)
• Experience in similar role or health disciplines
• Injury management/occupational rehabilitation/ workers compensation industry experience is highly desirable
• Experience in mining or similar heavy industry
• A positive and proactive attitude towards health and wellbeing and a commitment to health and safety

• A track record of partnering well to achieve strategic outcomes
• Project management experience
• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Where you’ll be working

Located 60km north-west of Tom Price, Brockman is wholly owned and operated by Rio Tinto. Opened in 2010, this open pit operation offers a family friendly fly in fly out roster with state-of-the-art camp facilities.

The Greater Brockman Operations consist of Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Driving the latest technological advancements, the open-pit mines offer an avenue for opportunity and career progression.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Get ahead financially and enjoy housing subsidy benefits
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with Annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.