Nurse Unit Managers
Nurse Unit Managers and Associate Nurse Unit Managers have a role and responsibilities in the rehabilitation and return to work of injured nurses.
Roles & Responsibilities
Nurse Unit Managers and Associate Nurse Unit Managers have a role and responsibilities in the rehabilitation and return to work of injured nurses. It is the role of the Nurse Unit Manager to support and assist the rehabilitation and return to work in the injured nurse’s work environment.
The Overview of Roles and Responsibilities of key stakeholders in RTW provides information for the key stakeholders’ on their roles and responsibilities in RTW i.e. injured nurse, their employer, their medical practitioner, the RTW Coordinator and agent.
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Available Resources
The following information is available for Nurse Unit Managers to support and assist them in their role:
- Brochure “Injured at Work?” Advice for injured and/or ill nurses.
- Overview of the Workers Compensation Claim Process;
- Overview of Employer RTW legislative obligations;
- Overview of Injured Nurses RTW legislative obligations 93Ca and 93 CB;
- Overview of Injured Nurses Entitlements.
- Overview of roles and responsibilities in rehabilitation and return to work.
- Training material for NUMS/ANUMS in rehabilitation and return to work.
- Guidance on Return to Work Duties - “It’s about real nursing duties”.