Senior H&S Role in a Complex Healthcare Environment

Apply your expertise at scale, influencing leaders and systems across a major hospital and health service

Job details

Your new role:

As the Senior Safety Consultant, you will be the lead specialist for operational health and safety at Princess Alexandra Hospital, partnering closely with leaders to strengthen safety culture and compliance across Metro South Health.  You will:

• Act as the primary point of contact for operational H&S matters, providing expert, contemporary advice aligned to strategic and operational priorities
• Lead audits, investigations, risk assessments and safety improvement initiatives across facilities and departments
• Drive safety performance through data analysis, reporting, and proactive identification of emerging risks and trends
• Build strong relationships with executives, managers and frontline teams to embed accountability and best practice in everyday work

About you:

You are a confident and collaborative health and safety professional who thrives in complex, high-risk environments and enjoys influencing positive change.  You have:

• Demonstrated expertise in health, safety and wellbeing legislation, standards and contemporary risk management practices
• Proven ability to lead investigations, interpret data and translate complex safety issues into practical, actionable advice
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to mentor others and contribute to a high-performing safety culture

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About Safety and Wellbeing

This position sits within the Metro South Health, Human Resources, Employee Health Safety & Wellbeing team. The team supports Metro South Health in identifying health and safety risks and improving the physical and psychological health, safety and wellbeing of workers and others in line with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, relevant Codes of Practice and relevant provisions in safety legislation and other legislation and MSH procedures and guidelines.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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 Metro South Health:

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

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

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.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS02675065 Role Description (PDF)