Lead workplace safety across one of Australia's largest not-for-profit health and aged care organisations and help create safer, healthier workplaces where our people can thrive.
At St Vincent's Health Australia (SVHA), we are shaping a future health and aged care system that supports people with life-changing care, wherever and whoever they are.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1857, St Vincent's is one of Australia's leading not-for-profit health and aged care organisations. Our 30,000 dedicated people provide compassionate care through public and private hospitals, aged care residences, virtual care and services delivered at home across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Our vision is for every person to receive excellent and compassionate care through a better and fairer health and aged care system. Together, we are focused on enhancing our impact, connecting care and transforming the system. Our work is grounded in our values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Reporting to the WHS Manager - Victoria, the Lead Work Health & Safety Partner is a key leadership role responsible for providing expert WHS guidance, partnering with operational leaders, and ensuring effective implementation of WHS systems, programs and governance across Victorian operations.
Leading a team of three WHS Partners, you will play a critical role in supporting organisational safety objectives, strengthening compliance, reducing risk and driving continuous improvement initiatives that protect our people, patients, residents, clients and visitors.
This is an opportunity to influence safety outcomes at scale while contributing to SVHA's broader vision of creating safer workplaces across our healthcare and aged care services.
As the Lead Work Health & Safety Partner, you will:
You are an experienced WHS professional and people leader who enjoys partnering with stakeholders to create safer workplaces and deliver meaningful organisational outcomes.
You bring a practical, solutions-focused approach and the ability to influence at all levels of a complex organisation. You are comfortable balancing operational priorities with strategic initiatives and have a genuine passion for improving workplace health, safety and wellbeing.
Why Join St Vincent's?
Join St Vincent's Health Australia and help create safer workplaces that enable our people to deliver exceptional care to patients, residents and communities across Australia.
Applications may close before the advertised closing date.
Important Information Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including identification, right-to-work, reference and nationally coordinated criminal history checks. The successful applicant must also comply with applicable St Vincent's Health Australia screening and immunisation requirements.
St Vincent's Health Australia welcomes people from all backgrounds and beliefs. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to contribute their unique experiences.
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At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
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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.
