Drive workplace safety excellence and make a meaningful impact across Queensland’s largest public health service.

Temporary full-time Senior Consultant Workplace Health & Safety role based at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, supporting Metro South Health’s safety systems implementation from 17 August 2026 to 15 August 2027.

Job details

Your new role:

As the Senior Consultant Workplace Health & Safety, you will provide expert WHS advice to strengthen safety systems, practices and outcomes across Metro South Health. You will contribute by:

• Reviewing and improving safety management systems to ensure alignment with WHS requirements and legislation.
• Providing expert WHS consultancy, advice and recommendations to support Metro South Health priorities.
• Coordinating WHS policies, strategies and initiatives to strengthen safety culture and outcomes.
• Analysing injury and WorkCover data to identify risks and support audits, inspections and improvements.
• Monitoring WHS legislation and sharing updates with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships through networks, committees and professional forums.
• Promoting a respectful, inclusive and safe workplace culture for staff and patients.

About you:

We are seeking a proactive WHS professional who can apply specialist knowledge, influence positive change and work effectively within a complex healthcare environment. You will bring:

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply WHS legislation, standards and contemporary safety practices in complex environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks and implement practical solutions.
• Experience developing reports, providing advice and supporting evidence-based decision making.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and build productive working relationships.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, take initiative and deliver quality outcomes.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and contribute to shared organisational goals.
• Resilience, self-awareness and the ability to navigate challenges while maintaining a positive and solutions-focused approach.

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What we can offer you:

• A supportive and collaborative team environment within the Employee Health Safety and Wellbeing Directorate.
• Opportunities to build your professional capability through exposure to complex WHS systems, healthcare environments and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance and employee wellbeing.
• 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.

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

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 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

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• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS07687005_Role Description (PDF)