Epworth HealthCare is Victoria’s largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia’s health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients.
At Epworth, we are united in our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace—one that is culturally safe and respectful of the enduring cultural and spiritual connections of our people.
We value all differences, ensure equitable practices, and empower individuals to lead and learn inclusively in their everyday interactions. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging.
Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.
The Group Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Systems Manager is a senior leadership role that ensures compliance with health, safety, and wellbeing governance across the organisation. In partnership with the Group Director Work, Health and Safety, this position has a key role in ensuring adherence to occupational health and safety laws, regulatory frameworks, and best practices while driving continuous improvement in the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management Systems processes.
Leveraging extensive OHS experience and qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety, this role will oversee third party contractor management, support safety audits, regulatory compliance, training material updates, and WHS documentation to ensure legislative compliance and support the preparation of documents in the Epworth WHS system in accordance with legislative and other compliance requirements to achieve best safety practice.
Acting as a key OHS governance partner, this role supports compliance reporting, policy standardisation, and safety risk management. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will help develop and implement safety plans, drive continuous improvement, and support initiatives that minimise workplace injury and illness risks.
There will be a requirement to travel across multiple sites as required, along with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development in workplace safety and legal compliance.
Position Description Inherent Requirements
You will have demonstrated experience in the implementation and management of Safety Management Systems, such as ISO 45001 or self-insurance frameworks. You will bring proven experience in organisational wide transformation in health and safety systems in a complex large multisite organisation and experience in project management including the ability to lead, manage and influence other members of the business.
You will bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders in a complex environment with the ability to influence and inspire change.
You will be a strategic thinker and drive organisational-wide transformation in safety governance, and be outcomes focused in your approach, especially when the context may not be clear.
At Epworth, it’s a community.
It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.
If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.
Ready to make a difference?
Sound interesting? To apply, click the I'm Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter (as a single file).
For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact talent@epworth.org.au
It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
