Specialist Cover Assessor

2 weeks ago


Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand ACC Full time
Are you an experienced registered health professional looking for a change in your career?

  • Use your clinical knowledge take the weight off your feet and phone from a desk. (Regular hours Monday to Friday)
  • Permanent, fulltime role, starting salary $81,636 p.a. + 9% employer superannuation contribution
Do you enjoy problem solving, assessing clinical information, making decisions, and communicating with clients?

Do you have sound technological abilities, strong administration skills, and a talent for managing a workload?

Then this could be the role for you

Starting 17 April 2023 -The Specialist Cover Assessor role plays an important role in assessing clinical information and making decisions on ACC claims where the injury may have been caused by treatment. This is not a face-to-face position; the role is office based and communication with clients and external stakeholders is largely phone based.


With a broad base of clinical knowledge, your ability to interpret medical records and clinical data into meaningful information, whilst considering ACCs legislation, will be vital to this role.

You will not be left to your own devices but will be fully supported by a team of like-minded clinical professionals as well as having access to legal and medical advisors.


So, what experience is essential for the Specialist Cover Assessor role?

You will need to be a strong team player, work well in a busy environment, have resilience, good organisational skills, professional judgement, be computer literate and have the following:

  • A recognised clinical qualification in a relevant clinical field, we are particularly interested in Nursing, Physiotherapy and Midwifery
  • A minimum of
    five years postgraduate clinical experience as a practitioner dealing with the public
  • A current Annual Practising Certificate
  • Be technology savvy

What's in it for me?

  • Clinical professional development
  • Development opportunities within ACC
  • An organisation that is committed to the wellbeing of our people
  • Hybrid working once established in role
The indicative starting salary for this role will be $81,636. This is exclusive of ACC's 9% superannuation contribution which would bring the total starting package to $88,983.

Working at ACC

Applications close at 11.55pm on Sunday, 19 February 2023.
**Applications will only be accepted when submitted through our career website.

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