Senior Claims Manager or Senior Consultant Claims Manager

Job title: Senior Claims Manager or Senior Consultant Claims ManagerLocation: Sydney Hybrid working arrangementDuration: PermanentJob type: Full-timeAvant is Australias leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 Mutual is looking for a Senior Claims Manager or Senior Consultant Claims Manager to join our civil claims team on a permanent full-time basis. This role will report directly to the Claims Team addition to applicants from an MDO background this role would be perfect for a practising solicitor who is looking to step away from billable hours and looking for work-life would be given to 4 days per week for the right key responsibilities include:Managing a large portfolio of complex litigated civil claims; Providing support and guidance to members throughout the claims process;Proactively formulating claims management strategies to achieve the best possible outcomes for our members;Providing evidence-based settlement and reserve proposals with reference to breach causation and guidance and advice to claims manager colleagues;Partnering with Solicitors in the support of our members throughout the claim lifecycle;Reviewing and confirming indemnity decisions;Contributing to Avants claims services including special be successful in this role you will have:Tertiary qualifications in law or health; Solicitors with a valid practising certificate will be highly regarded;At least 5 years experience in medical negligence claims either in insurance claims management or law firm environments;Strong understanding of current health and insurance legislation;Strong understanding of breach causation and quantum expertise in assessing damages in medical negligence claims;Strategic insight and commercial acumen;Independent thinking and the ability to formulate settlement and reserve proposals based on evidence-based analysis;Strong time management skills;Excellent communication and relationship building skills;Proven ability to work in an electronic document management system; andStrong relationship building and negotiation work at AvantAt Avant our people are the centre of everything we do for our members. We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference learn and grow in your value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with a diverse range of benefits flexible working options career development and internal mobility opportunities. Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Health and Wellbeing programs Tertiary Education Sponsorship and have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of now represents 95000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and a mutual organisation owned by members and run purely for their benefit our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality safety and professionalism in medicine through delivering education and research further information please contact Lisa Craddock Talent Acquisition Business Partner on