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Principal Consultant Employment Relations


Eight Mile Plains

Metro South Health, Employment Relations are looking for a Principal Consultant to join their team. This position contributes to effective employment relations services for management and employees across Metro South Hospital and Health Service. Lead development and implementation of workforce policy and procedures, offering guidance on industrial disputes, award interpretation, and HR matters, including representation in courts and tribunals.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group HR & Industrial Relations
Classification AO7
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS11600847
Closing date 19-Nov-2024
Job duration Six Months - Until June 2025
Contact person Lisa Bugeja
Contact details 07 2100 9776
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We are Metro South Health

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

  • Identify and respond to new and emerging human resource and industrial relations issues and advise on the longer-term implications for Metro South Health.
  • Manage key emergent projects and initiatives impacting the Metro South Health workforce, including providing high level support in the implementation of whole-of-government and/or Department of Health human resource and industrial relations enterprise bargaining requirements, policy and initiatives across Metro South Health.
  • Provide high level written and oral advice across Metro South Health in the case management of employment relations matters.
  • Prepare detailed written submissions and advocate on behalf of Metro South Health in coordination with the Director Employment Relations at the various tribunals and commissions, including (but not limited to) the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, the Anti-Discrimination Commission (Qld) and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal; and appear before these tribunals and commissions as required.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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