Manager, Work Health & Safety (WHS) Service

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration: $133,671.00 - $159,929.00
Hours per week: 38 Hours
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards / Hybrid

The Opportunity

The Manager, Work Health & Safety (WHS) Service provides state-wide strategic leadership and operational direction for work health and safety support of HealthShare NSW. The position is responsible for leading the Work Health & Safety Service Team, driving work health and safety programs and work health and safety performance reporting systems.

Why Work for HealthShare NSW?

HealthShare NSW touches the lives of NSW Health employees and patients every single day by delivering services that keep our public hospitals and health facilities running.

Watch Our HealthShare NSW story video to learn more about the work we do and the diverse range of roles we have on offer.

We reward our employees with a terrific range of benefits, including:

• Flexible work arrangements: varied start/finish times, part time work and job sharing where applicable
• Hybrid working: enjoy a combination of working from home and the office
• Great leave conditions: enjoy one day off each month as an ADO, annual leave loading (a bonus extra payment of 17.5%) and 14 weeks’ paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Salary packaging and novated leasing: you can access up to $2782 extra per year in your pay
• Wellbeing programs: discounted gym memberships and special rates on private health insurance
• Commitment to career development: Expansive free online training, talent programs, study leave and internal development opportunities to accelerate your career

Please note some benefits may only apply to certain employment types.

Further information on our wide range of benefits is available here.

Eligibility Requirements

• Meet essential requirements as outlined in the Position Description and ensure they are referenced in your resume or answers to targeted questions.
• Extensive relevant experience developing and implementing Work Health & Safety initiatives and provision of Work Health & Safety advice in a large government or diverse service industry organisation and/or equivalent tertiary/technical qualifications. Knowledge of relevant industry and work health and safety legislative requirements and government policies.
• Exceptional leadership skills and ability to role model and lead a highly professional, performance based, constructure, responsive and accountable customer service culture within the WHS Service Team. Demonstrated experience in managing a team within a professional environment.
• All our roles require candidates to have Australian work rights (Australian citizens, permanent residents, valid work visa). Only Australian citizens and permanent residents are considered for permanent roles, and we do encourage those on a visa to apply for our temporary and casual roles.
• This is a NSW Health Category B position. You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application.

How to Apply

• Click Apply Now at the top of the page
• Attach your resume and provide answers to the Targeted Questions below.
• To find out more about applying for jobs with HealthShare please view our resource: Your Guide to Employment with HealthShare NSW.

Targeted Questions

1. Please outline your interest in this role and relevant experience within the Work health & Safety
2. Please outline your experience in leading and motivating teams to achieve outcomes for customers.

Any role related questions can be directed to the hiring manager Leia Giacon via  Leia.Giacon@health.nsw.gov.au

We are Diverse and Inclusive

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, carers, and people with disability. If we can offer some support or make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team HSNSW-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Further information on how we support Diversity & Inclusion at HealthShare NSW can be found here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Compliance

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.

Talent Pool

An eligibility list from this recruitment may be created for future casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 6 months.

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Sunday 27th August 2023.