Manager - Health Safety And Wellbeing - Seslhd

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 3
Remuneration: $119348 - $136057 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ361606

Want to make a difference to the safety, health and wellbeing of our people?

Where you'll be working
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, ranging from Sydney’s CBD, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We proudly deliver healthcare to around one million people in our communities, and manage nine hospitals including Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women, St George Hospital and The Sutherland Hospital. At the heart of everything we do is a set of values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment.

The Health Safety and Wellbeing team are part of the People & Culture Directorate, and play a pivotal role in supporting a strong and resilient safety culture where our people are at the core.

What you'll be doing
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘Exceptional Care, Healthier Lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

A key focus area within our strategy is Supporting Teams to Thrive, whereby our organisational culture enables our people to flourish and wellbeing is a priority for everyone.

The Health and Safety Manager reports to the Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing. The role provides district wide strategic leadership and operational direction to provide effective management of health, safety and wellbeing services.

This role leads a team of Health and Safety Partners, and is a key partner to senior leaders across the District. The incumbent influences safety values, skills, behaviours and attitudes to establish a positive safety culture. This is achieved through implementation of the SESLHD safety management system, development of safety risk prevention programs, leading safety audits and investigations, creation of standardised, simplified and accessible tools and resources, ongoing promotion and communication. These deliverables build safety capability and support the execution of strategic initiatives for health and safety management and performance.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:

Selection Criteria * Relevant qualifications in Work Health and Safety (WHS) e.g. Certificate IV in WHS, or relevant equivalent work experience, or a combination of qualifications and work experience

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills to enhance staff performance, influence workplace culture, and lead change
• Extensive working knowledge and experience in Work Health and Safety legislation, State Regulatory Authority Guidelines, Codes of Practice, and ISO 45001:2018 WHS Management System Standard, including demonstrated experience and skills in leading safety incident investigations and/or safety management systems audits
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others
• Demonstrated high level negotiation, facilitation and influencing skills and commitment to customer service, with ability to develop and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with management, front line health workers and other key stakeholders
• Excellent strategic planning and policy development skills, including the ability to make complex judgements and take initiative within the delegated areas
• Highly motivated, agile and resilient, with ability to work to tight deadlines, changing or competing priorities, within a challenging, complex environment, and varying stakeholders with differing perspectives and expectations
• Current drivers licence (with ability and willingness to travel throughout SESLHD, consistent with the demands of the position and customer needs)

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For role related queries or questions contact Fiona Fahey at fiona.fahey@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 16th December, 2022