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Jessica Rankin

South Perth,WA

Summary


Health professional with strong background in mining and resources. I am committed to fostering a workplace culture of physical and psychological safety for all employees and support key stakeholders through the process by providing subject matter advice. I achieve positive outcomes through influential leadership and my ability to build and maintain professional relationships.

Most of all, I care for the company I work for and it's employees and strive to support the wellbeing and sustainability of both.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Injury and Wellness Specialist

AngloGold Ashanti
10.2021 - Current
  • Oversee contractor injury management cases and processes to ensure that aligned with the AGAA requirements and values
  • Established the role onsite and worked with leadership to develop processes, documents and procedures.
  • Reduction of workers compensation claims and TRIFA
  • Involvement in incident investigations and CAR audit and completion of WRAC assessments
  • Ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements for injuries and illnesses
  • Ongoing raising of awareness to psychological and physical safety.
  • Strong professional relationships with AGA work groups as well as our Business Partners
  • Organisation and management of the Sleep Health and Fatigue Management program
  • Coaching and support to management on Extended Roster Requests, Pre-employments, smoking policy, DEMIRS reporting and injury management.
  • Subject matter advice provided to potential new changes- SWICK drop shift, Barminco Electric truck, rodhandling changes, Gold Room manual handling
  • Role of stakeholder engagement and compliance with new Smoking Policy roll out
  • Facilitator for culture listening sessions and the initial UG women's listening sessions, involvement in the UG women's working group and ERG
  • Evidence based management of injuries and illnesses, ensuring confidentiality and respect


Occupational Health Physiotherapist

Biosymm
03.2018 - 12.2021
  • Complete risk assessments and provide recommendations for controls including engineering and technical solutions related to musculoskeletal/ergonomics
  • Participation in audits and management of the site Manual Handling Risk Register
  • Supervision and mentoring of clinicians
  • In field assessments for Exploration Drilling, Fixed Plant, Mechanical Maintenance, Load and Haul, Laboratory
  • Manage data recording and statistical evaluation of services provided and distributed to stakeholders
  • Establishment of the Physiotherapy (injury management and injury prevention) onsite service at Gudai-Darri Mine.
  • Was instrumental in developing the role of Patient Liaison which was rolled out across Rio Tinto Sites as part of their Covid-19 response to be a single point of contact for care co-ordination of isolated workers.
  • Provided effective and practical solutions to achieve risk and injury reductions across Greater Brockman and Gudai-Darri Mine site
  • Advancing skills of ESOs by providing training and advice in initial treatment and assessment of soft tissue injuries

Wellness Coordinator Occupational Health Physio

Compass Group
02.2017 - 03.2018
  • Provision of workplace injury management and injury prevention in remote FIFO environments (Barrow Island, Wheatstone Platform, Telfer)
  • Ensured best practice injury management in line with legislative and industry principles, requirements and standards
  • Delivered job specific manual handling training and assessment (theory and practical) to promote proactive injury prevention
  • Manual handling risk assessments and recommendations.

Senior Physiotherapist

Movement For Life
01.2016 - 02.2017

Senior Physiotherapist

Carpentaria Disability Service
01.2016 - 02.2017

Locum Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

Newman Population Health
05.2015 - 01.2016

Physiotherapist- Paediatrics and Critical Care

Central Gippsland Health Service
01.2011 - 04.2015

Education

Business Psychology

University of Western Australia
11-2024

Bachelor of Physiotherapy -

The University of Melbourne
11.2011

International Baccalaureate -

The Kilmore International School
11.2005

Skills

  • Varied and adaptable communication styles
  • Sound understanding of roles in Exploration, Iron Ore, Gold, Oil and Gas
  • Facilitation and coaching
  • Stakeholder engagement and relationship building
  • Psychosocial risk assessment and management
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Autonomous decision making and forward thinker
  • Risk management

Professional Development

  • Certificate IV Leadership and Management (AGA Leadership development program) (2024-current)
  • Lead Auditor Integrated Systems Management (2025-current)
  • Psychosocial risk assessment and management- FIFO Focus (2024)
  • BSS- Mental health at work certificate- (2024)
  • AGA Supervision program (2024)
  • WIMWA mentorship program (2023-2024)
  • Mental Health for Leaders (2023)
  • Mental Health First Aid (2023)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Foundations Masterclass- AusIMM (2023)
  • Collection of specimens for drugs of abuse testing
  • Certificate of Injury management (2020)

Timeline

Injury and Wellness Specialist

AngloGold Ashanti
10.2021 - Current

Occupational Health Physiotherapist

Biosymm
03.2018 - 12.2021

Wellness Coordinator Occupational Health Physio

Compass Group
02.2017 - 03.2018

Senior Physiotherapist

Movement For Life
01.2016 - 02.2017

Senior Physiotherapist

Carpentaria Disability Service
01.2016 - 02.2017

Locum Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

Newman Population Health
05.2015 - 01.2016

Physiotherapist- Paediatrics and Critical Care

Central Gippsland Health Service
01.2011 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Physiotherapy -

The University of Melbourne

International Baccalaureate -

The Kilmore International School

Business Psychology

University of Western Australia

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