Richard Simpson

Experience

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  GAZMAN

  Feb 2008 - Nov 2015

  Store Manager and Sales

  - Payroll- Rostering- Staff management- Recruitment- Sales- Visual merchandising.

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  Belconnen AFL Club

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2013

  Sports Trainer
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  Uni Norths Rugby Club

  Feb 2014 - Oct 2016

  Sports Trainer
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  Flex Out Physiotherapy

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2017

  Physiotherapist

  Private Multidisciplinary Clinic which caseload included:- Musculoskeletal- Sports injury- Pre-employment screening- WorkCover- Hydrotherapy- Occupational- Strength and conditioning- Pilates- Direct relationship building with Surgical and Sports Consultants

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  Malvern East Physiotherapy

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Physiotherapist

  Private practice setting. Job involved health promotion and behaviour change as well as mental health identification and management. Caseload included: - Musculoskeletal- Sports injury- WorkCover- Occupational- Hydrotherapy- Strength and conditioning- Pilates

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  Pure Sports Medicine

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  Msk Physiotherapist

  Private multidisciplinary practice working with SEMS Doctors, Podiatrists, Psychologist, Soft Tissue, and Strength Coaches. Caseload included: - Musculoskeletal- Sports injury- Post surgical rehab- Strength and conditioning- Pre and post operative- Building direct relationships with Surgical and Sports Consultants

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  Back In Motion Health Group

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Physiotherapist

  Private Practice in which the caseload included: - Musculoskeletal, sports injury- Post surgical rehab- Strength and conditioning programming and classes- Pre and post operative- Relationship building with Surgical and Sports Consultants, Podiatrists, General Practitioners, and Psychologist.

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  Life Ready Health Group

  Aug 2021 - May 2023

  Community Care Coordinator / Physiotherapist

  Allied health provider sitting under HBF insurance. Working across: NDIS, WorkCover, DVA, Short Term Restorative Care, Home Care Package, Occupational Rehab, Hospital in the Home Service, Private in Home Care.- Pre employment screenings and functional fitness assessments- Ergonomic education- WorkCover management including return to work coordinating/arbitrationDiabetes and other non-communicable diseases management- Injury and disease management and preventionWorking across: - NDIS- WorkCover- DVA- Short term restorative care- Home care package - Hospital in the home service- Private in home care Show less

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  Bodycare Workplace Solutions

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  Working across a large variety of sites from distribution centres, factories, and offices aiming to injury proof businesses by implementing a number of onsite services including:- Client Relations- Onsite treatment and management of injured workers including managing WorkCover claims and return to work- High level quarterly reporting and planning- Ergonomic, functional fitness, and worksite assessments & training- Risk assessments, creating safe work instructions (SWIMs), job dictionaries, Creating job task analysis (JTA), and implementing risk controls- Designing and implementing health and wellness programs- Assisting in creating occupational health management systems- Managing and training highly skilled health professionals- Creating and implementing health protocols- Liaising with stakeholders- High level daily reporting and planning to senior management- Return to Work planning Show less Involved planning, implementing, and sustaining Rapid Antigen Testing (lateral flow) for large private and government organisations such as Target, Toll, DHL, Catch of the Day, Amazon, Paccar Trucks.- Project management- Client relationship management- Managing and training of highly skilled health professionals- Leadership- Planning and Setting up drive through, walk away, and in person testingManaging and training highly skilled health professionals- Creating and implementing health protocols- Liaising with stakeholders and delivering high level daily reporting and planning Show less

  • Onsite Physiotherapist and Safety Consultant

    Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2021 - Apr 2022
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  Medibank

  Mar 2022 - Sept 2022

  Care Coordinator

  Role involved working within the CareComplete team whose aim was to support and enable program participants to better manage their own health, avoid preventable hospital admissions and traverse the health system. This specialist role acted in similar vain to an inhouse Occupational Rehab consultant. My role involved supporting clients with:- Workplace injuries- Occupational rehab- Return to Work- Chronic disease management- Health coaching and planning- Behaviour change- Mental health identification and management Show less

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  Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria

  May 2023 - now

  Sitting within the DJCS Safety, Wellbeing, Compliance (SWC) team managers all departments WorkCover claims centrally. Takes a holistic approach to injured worker case management by implementing, an effective and timely management of injured or ill staff from injury to return to work.- Case Management support for injured staff, including their return to work- Health, Safety, and Wellbeing operational support and advice- Claim reviews- Triaging and advising- Stakeholder management- Advising- Policy Show less Sitting within the DJCS Safety, Wellbeing, Compliance (SWC) team was tasked with overseeing and supporting Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) across the department. In my role my key functions are:- Procurement of both essential services within DJCS such as the Vaccination program, Mental Health First Aider training, and the Employee Assistance Programs.- Project Management- Psychosocial hazard identification and management- Planning, designing, and the procurement of targeted programs including EAP services, Vaccination Programs, Staff Support Teams, Psychological First Aid, Early Injury Intervention Service, Return to work services, and Executive Health checksAs part of this role I undertake:- Contract and program management- WorkCover RTW- Advise on several panels and community of practices- Advising on both health, wellbeing, and safety matters, policy, and governance by drawing on my Physiotherapy and OHS education and experience Show less

  • Senior WorkCover and Injury Manager

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Senior Health and Wellbeing Advisor

    May 2023 - Jan 2025