Return to Work Coordinator

at  Mercy Health Australia

Employment Type: 6 Months (fixed term) with possibility of extension
Hours: full time business hours, Monday to Friday
Location: Richmond head office and hybrid
Application: Please upload resume & cover letter
Contact: Craig Desira
cdesira@mercy.com.au
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we’re on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
At Mercy Health, you’ll become part of a proud history built on over 100 years of expertise, skill and care. As Return to Work Coordinator, you’ll use your your high level of organisational and negotiating skills, care and compassion to help achieve even more for all who need us.
What you’ll bring
It takes a special kind of person to work in healthcare or community services. If you are genuinely interested in helping others, then you’ll find you can build something here and find your place in a team of 10,000 hearts.
As a Return to Work Coordinator, you will facilitate the safe and timely return of employees to work following illness or injury by coordinating rehabilitation programs and workplace accommodations. Your role involves liaising with healthcare professionals, HR departments, and employees to create customized return-to-work plans that promote employee well-being and productivity.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to return to work, injury management and early intervention.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Why Mercy Health?
Every organisation has a list of values, but at Mercy Health, you’ll find we truly live them. Our teams dig deep to deliver for patients, clients and residents. So, we think it’s essential that in return, we invest in our people and our cultures to create positive experiences and opportunities for all.

Here are some things you’ll love about working with us:

• 100+ years of caring …

Our people find comfort and pride in our long history of supporting people and they value the career security and stability that history entails. But there’s also so much opportunity to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact, and to gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

• A team of 10,000 hearts …

A career in health and human services isn’t always easy, and it takes true heart. Here, you’ll join a team of over 10,000 dedicated people who carry on and support each other, whatever comes their way.

• Countless moments and lives …

We offer an incredibly diverse range of services. By enabling those who support our patients, clients and residents, you’ll never be far from the impact we have. Because at Mercy Health, every moment you spend here truly matters.

• … And so much more to come.

We’re on a journey to keep growing our organisation and impact for the next 100 years. We have the leadership, the scale, the heart and the vision for the future. Just imagine what we can achieve together.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better balance with flexible working hours, the opportunity to work close to home, and the option to purchase additional leave when you need it.
• Receive ongoing support from our dedicated service team.
• Grow your impact and career with learning, development and progression opportunities.
• Make the most of your pay with our generous salary packaging options.
• Save big with access to a range of retail discounts across financial, healthcare, travel and other services.
• Live, work and feel your best with our health and wellbeing programs including an Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport for you and your family. If you have an existing Fitness Passport, you can easily transfer it to Mercy Health.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to return to work, injury management and early intervention.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment