Heath and Safety Partner
Are you passionate about enhancing safer work environments and eager to make a real impact in Australia’s largest paediatric health care service? Join us at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network as a Health and Safety Partner and lead the way in fostering a proactive health and safety culture.
In this pivotal role, you will collaborate and coach managers and employees to prevent and address health and safety risks, develop and implement impactful strategies, resources and tools, and promote a positive health and safety culture throughout the Network, whilst ensuring compliance with legislation and regulations across our Network.
We are looking for a solutions-focused, forward-thinking, and driven individual with a positive can-do attitude, and who is genuine in enhancing a safety culture. If you are ready to be part of a collaborative and supportive team, drive continuous improvement, champion health and safety, and help us achieve the highest standards in NSW’s most unique health network, we want to hear from you!
A secondment will be considered for current NSW Health employees.
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: 106142 - 125241 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 30
Requisition ID: REQ534441
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
Additional Information
- Flexible Work Practices: Enjoy flexible working options to help maintain a balanced work-life schedule, based from Randwick or Westmead.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a supportive team dedicated to promoting health and safety and sharing knowledge across the Network.
- Impactful work: Play a key role in transforming safety practices and building a positive safety culture within the largest paediatric health care service in Australia.
- Professional growth: Benefit from continuous learning opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise.
Experience in return-to-work and psychosocial risk management is desirable but not a requirement. Open to candidates from outside of the Healthcare industry.
What you'll be doing- Promoting a positive WHS culture: Foster a positive safety culture across the Network by providing expert guidance and support in implementing effective health and safety practices.
- Managing incidents: Assist with investigating incidents, providing recommendations to mitigate risks, and ensuring compliance with WHS legislation.
- Developing strategies: Analyse WHS data to identify trends and develop strategies to proactively address emerging issues, working collaboratively with managers and employees.
- Reviewing policies: Advise on and support the revision and development of WHS policies and procedures to ensure they align with standards and regulations.
- Supporting compliance: Conduct audits, monitor legislative compliance, and support interactions with regulatory bodies like Safework NSW.
- Experience in WHS and Manual Handling coordination together with a health science background and/or experience working in a hospital setting. Relevant WHS qualifications e.g. Cert IV or Diploma or above would be highly regarded
- Experience in coordinating and timely management of a work health safety service and demonstrated working knowledge of relevant legislation, with demonstrated experience of facilitating change in a large work environment with competing demands
- Previous experience in incident investigation and providing strategies to reduce the risk of further incidents
- Proven interpersonal, negotiation and high level communication skills (written and verbal) with internal and external stakeholders, with the ability work independently as well as work cooperatively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated success in designing, implementing and evaluating evidence based quality improvement programs including education /training.
- Current unrestricted Australian drivers licence
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards. SCHN is committed to maintaining a child safe culture that upholds the rights of children and young people. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported, and are included in their care. Existing staff of SCHN and those seeking employment are required to prioritise the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people in their care and take action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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For role related queries or questions contact Lisa Milling on lisa.milling@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on wayne.dargan@health.nsw.gov.au
For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.
As this is a readvertised position, previous applicants need not apply.
Applications Close: 26/11/2024
