Safety Advisor

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Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.

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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people's lives.

About the Role:

Join our team as a Health and Safety Advisor on a full time, ongoing basis working at multiple sites across the south eastern suburbs.

You will play a pivotal role in strengthening organisational capability to drive a culture of change.

• Partnering with frontline leaders and build the capability of managers to implement effective and sustainable Health and Safety management practices.
• Supporting the Regulator interactions.
• NB: There is a requirement to travel to other sites.
• Hybrid working environment.
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Access to salary packaging, which puts additional pre tax money into your take home pay

About Us:

The OHS Advisory Team provide health and safety coaching, advisory and support, working collaboratively with stakeholders to build capability in relation to managing risk, influencing, and inspiring a positive safety culture.

About You:

You are an experienced and passionate Safety professional with ability to effectively communicate and influence change. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of safety.

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• Proven experience in the implementation of organisational wide Health and Safety strategic plan which has delivered demonstrated improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret relevant Victorian Workplace Health and Safety legislation and provide advice.
• Demonstrated internal consulting experience that has increased line managers knowledge, skills and confidence in organisation improvement processes.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written including a demonstrated ability to producing quality proposals, discussion papers and reports
• Demonstrated ability to influence and work with leaders and all staff at a strategic and operational level including proven track record in negotiating successful outcomes.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to manage concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, excellence and best practice in health care.
• Evidence of the application of high level conceptual skills in creative problem solving and decision making outcomes including evidence of high level analysis and reporting skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage change initiatives across multiple sites and multiple disciplines.
• Ability to demonstrate a proactive approach towards research into contemporary OHS developments.
• Well-developed computer literacy

Mandatory requirements of the role:

• Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health Safety or related
• Incident Investigation training
• Current driver's license

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Evan Krapis on

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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close: 20 June 2024