Looking for a meaningful role where you can make a real difference?

Join our supportive National Safety Team as a Regional Rehabilitation and Return to Work Manager at Cairns Private Hospital. This permanent part-time opportunity (15.2 hours per week across 3 days) offers flexibility alongside purpose.

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting injured workers on their recovery journey -guiding rehabilitation, improving outcomes, and helping people return to work safely and confidently. You will collaborate with managers, medical professionals, and key stakeholders to create tailored, positive rehabilitation plans that prioritise early and safe return to the workplace.

If you’re passionate about people, recovery, and creating safer workplaces, this is a fantastic opportunity to have a lasting impact.

About You

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal - along with the ability to listen, influence and negotiate with confidence. Your experience in customer - focused injury management, combined with a strong grasp of controls assurance, quality management and continuous improvement, will set you up for success.

This opportunity is ideal for an Allied Health professional - particularly a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist - with a background in occupational rehabilitation who is passionate about helping people recover and return to work safely. You will also:

Essential Skills and Experience

• Accreditation or training in workplace injury management or rehabilitation
• Demonstrated ability and experience in managing and coordinating the rehabilitation and return to work of injured and ill workers
• Ability to coordinate rehabilitation activities with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of contemporary, evidence based, workplace rehabilitation and injury management practices
• Experience in managing workers compensation matters

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification or degree within a health-related discipline
• Previous experience within the health care sector
• Knowledge of Workers’ Compensation legislation, in particular the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act) 

Benefits

• Professional Advancement: Recognition and Professional Development. Free access to LinkedIn Learning with over 18,000 courses to advance your career and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
• Ramsay Rewards: Access great deals at over 100+ major retailers
• Employee Wellbeing: Flexible working arrangements, a commitment to work/life balance and free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support 24/7.  
• Make a Difference: Make a meaningful impact on the delivery of quality healthcare services and contribute to the transformation of the industry.
• Ramsay Way Culture: Join a team dedicated to 'People Caring for People,' fostering a positive, supportive and inclusive environment.

About Us

Ramsay Health Care, a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with over 70 Australian sites employing over 34,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of ‘People Caring for People’ since 1964. We believe in a bright future for our company and for every one of our employees – our wellbeing initiatives and learning and development programs have seen us grow as an industry leader and sought after employer.

Requirements

• A National Police Check conducted within the previous 12 months may be asked of you

To Apply

All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

For enquiries, please contact Natasha Chapman via ChapmanN@ramsayhealth.com.au

Applications Close: 2 April 2026

Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety.  Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com