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Form of workLocation: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Peninsula Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Human Resources
Reference: 33730
- Permanent role with an accrued day off each month
- Hybrid Working Arrangements
- Frankston, Mornington Peninsula & surrounding locations
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
Peninsula Health has over 7,500 staff and 750 volunteers. We have undergone significant growth and transformation in recent years and are recognised as a leading metropolitan health service and major teaching and research hospital.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
What You Will Be Doing
The Manager, Workforce Health & Safety is a leadership & specialist role within the People Operations & Performance team and is responsible for setting the team’s vision and strategy in line with the needs of its key stakeholders, and leads the team to realise that strategy.
The position is responsible for working with key stakeholders across the organisation to ensure that Peninsula Health has effective risk, injury and illness prevention, management and return to work systems and processes in place, which meet legislative requirements, and ensures a safe and healthy environment for staff and patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement activities which actively reduce the risk of workplace injury or illness to our staff
- Providing practical assistance to Workforce Health & safety team members including the direct management of cases as required and by providing a point of escalation for complex or difficult matters
- Develop an approach to strengthen the formal and informal consultation processes that occur across Peninsula Health to ensure that OHS is proactively managed across each site
- Manage, develop and coach the Workforce Wellbeing & Safety team members to ensure all functions are high performing and compliant with relevant legislative requirements and other relevant external mandates
- Assist the Director to implement the Peninsula Health strategic plan to align People Operations & Performance team policies, practices and programs to the organisations strategy and business direction
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
- Extensive experience in Work Health and Safety.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field
- Demonstrated leadership experience in Occupational Health and Safety and WorkCover Management
- Proven experience in delivering on innovative and best practice strategies and programs in Workplace Health and Safety
- Demonstrated understanding and working application of Occupational Health and Safety and WorkCover legislation
- ICAM Certification
- Experience with the ISO45001 Standard
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.
