Work Health & Safety Partner

Job Description:

• Influence Safety at Scale – Partner with leaders across private hospitals and residential aged care services, helping shape the safety culture of one of Australia's largest and most respected healthcare organisations.

• Diverse, High-Impact Work – No two days are the same. Gain exposure to complex healthcare environments, leading incident investigations, risk management, audits and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple Victorian sites.

• Grow Your WHS Career – Join a collaborative and experienced Health & Safety team where you'll have access to professional development, mentoring, and genuine career progression within a national healthcare organisation committed to safety excellence.

For more than 165 years, St Vincent's has been delivering exceptional healthcare and aged care across Australia. Today, more than 30,000 dedicated people work together across hospitals, aged care, community services and research to improve lives and help shape a better and fairer health and aged care system. 

Our people are united by one purpose—to provide compassionate, high-quality care while creating healthier communities and safer workplaces. 

We're looking for a passionate Work Health & Safety (WHS) professional who wants to make a genuine difference. 

If you're looking for a role where you can influence organisational culture, partner with leaders and improve the safety and wellbeing of thousands of healthcare workers, we'd love to hear from you. 

About the Opportunity 
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Work Health & Safety (WHS) Partner to join our established Queensland Health & Safety team at the QLD Care Services Division. This is far more than a compliance role.

You'll be a trusted advisor to operational leaders, working alongside teams across St Vincent's private hospitals and residential aged care services to strengthen safety culture, improve risk management and support continuous improvement. 

Every day you'll have the opportunity to influence decision-making, coach leaders, solve complex safety challenges and contribute to creating safer workplaces for those delivering life-changing healthcare. 

Based at our Queensland Group Office, you’ll regularly travel across multiple St Vincent's Hospital Brisbane sites, providing variety, professional growth and exposure to diverse healthcare environments. 

About the Role 
Reporting to the WHS Manager, you will act as a trusted advisor and business partner, primarily providing expert WHS support across community, residential and care service environments. You will work closely with leaders at all levels to ensure compliance with legislative requirements while implementing practical solutions that support safe, high-quality care delivery. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Partner with Care Services leaders to proactively identify, assess and manage workplace health and safety risks across a complex healthcare environment.  

• Provide expert advice and practical guidance on WHS legislation, risk management and industry best practice.  

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of St Vincent’s WHS Management System.  

• Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring effective corrective and preventative actions are implemented.  

• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, risk assessments and assurance activities to strengthen safety performance.  

• Analyse incident, injury and hazard trends to identify opportunities for risk reduction and continuous improvement.  

• Facilitate consultation and engagement with Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), WHS Committees and operational teams.  

• Deliver WHS training, coaching and awareness initiatives to build capability and foster a positive safety culture.  

• Support accreditation, regulatory and audit activities to ensure ongoing compliance and organisational readiness.  

• Develop and maintain WHS documentation, including risk assessments, procedures, reports and investigation findings.  

• Build trusted relationships with leaders and frontline teams to influence safe work practices and positive safety outcomes.  

• Collaborate across healthcare and aged care services to improve workplace safety, wellbeing and organisational performance. 

About You 
You're passionate about helping people work safely and enjoy building trusted relationships with leaders and frontline teams. 

You bring a practical, collaborative approach and enjoy solving problems, influencing positive change and creating safer workplaces. 

You'll also have: 

Essential 

• Minimum experience of 2 years in a Work Health & Safety role within healthcare or another complex operational environment 

• Strong working knowledge of Queensland's Work Health & Safety legislation and regulatory requirements 

• Demonstrated experience undertaking workplace inspections, audits, risk assessments and incident investigations 

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills 

• Ability to influence leaders and coach teams to improve safety outcomes 

• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills 

• High level written and verbal communication skills 

• Excellent computer literacy and confidence using WHS systems and technology 

• Ability to work across multiple sites and manage competing priorities 

Qualifications 
Essential 

• Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (or currently working towards) 

• Degree in Work Health & Safety or related discipline 

• Current Australian Driver Licence 

Desirable 

• ICAM (or equivalent) Incident Investigation qualification 

• WHS Internal Auditor qualification 

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment 

Why Join St Vincent's? 
At St Vincent's, you'll be part of an organisation where safety is recognised as essential to delivering exceptional patient care. 

We invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow, influence and make a lasting impact. 

Benefits 

We offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, including: 

• Competitive remuneration 

• Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay 

• Discounted private health insurance 

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family 

• Fitness Passport membership 

• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities 

• Supportive leadership and collaborative team culture 

• Opportunity to contribute to one of Australia's most trusted healthcare providers 

Diversity & Inclusion 
At St Vincent's, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and empowered to succeed. 

We warmly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people and people of all ages and backgrounds. 

Pre-Employment Checks 
Employment is subject to satisfactory completion of all required pre-employment checks relevant to the role, including reference checks, relevant immunisations and other compliance requirements. 

Please submit: 

• Your current resume 

• A brief cover letter outlining your experience and what interests you about joining St Vincent's 

Applications will be assessed on an ongoing basis, and interviews may commence before the advertised closing date. 

As we may close this advertisement early if a suitable candidate is identified, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. 

Respectfully, no recruitment agencies. 

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

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 [email protected]

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