National Whs Risk, Systems And Projects Lead

Job Description :

Shape strategic WHS impact across one of Australia's largest not-for-profit health and aged care providers

Lead national WHS governance, risk and continuous improvement programs with executive visibility and organisational influence

Enjoy flexible working arrangements, salary packaging benefits, and a values-driven workplace culture

Role can be based in either Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney

Better and fairer care. Always.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and nearly 30,000 people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australia's health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts excellence, compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a seasoned health and safety professional to join our National Work Health, Safety & Wellbeing (WHSW) Team in a strategic leadership role. Reporting directly to the National Director, Work Health, Safety & Wellbeing, this role will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the St Vincent's WHS Governance, Risk and Assurance Program.

As a senior leader in the WHS function, you will be responsible for advancing a mature, effective and high-performing WHS Management System that drives safe work practices and proactive risk management across the organisation. You will oversee strategic WHS initiatives, manage critical risk and assurance programs, and provide expert advice on WHS governance to senior leaders and business units across the St Vincent's Health Australia network.

This national role will see you leading cross-functional projects, developing WHS tools and resources, enhancing KPI and audit frameworks, and coordinating enterprise-wide WHS reporting and governance structures. You will also play a key role in managing vendor relationships, WHS communications, and internal system platforms including the WHS intranet and document management tools.

Your collaborative leadership will be instrumental in building capability across the health service, coaching teams and stakeholders, and strengthening a culture of safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to shape how WHS is delivered across a diverse and complex healthcare environment, with the backing of a mission-driven organisation.

About You

You are a dynamic and experienced WHS leader with a strong track record of delivering enterprise-wide health and safety governance, risk and assurance programs within complex, multi-site organisations, ideally within healthcare, government, or similarly regulated sectors.

A strategic thinker and trusted advisor, you bring deep expertise in WHS management systems, critical risk profiling, audit and compliance frameworks, and the application of contemporary WHS legislation and standards. You are passionate about creating safe, healthy, and high-performing workplaces and have the capability to lead transformative WHS projects that support both strategic and operational goals.

You are highly skilled in influencing and engaging with senior leaders, external regulators, unions and internal stakeholders, building strong relationships that enable collaboration, capability uplift and positive safety outcomes. Your leadership style is proactive and inclusive, and you thrive in environments where you can guide, coach and support others to embed a strong safety culture.

Your Key Impact Areas

Leadership : Provide leadership within the national WHS & Wellbeing Team to facilitate the establishment and delivery of key WHS programs, aimed at assisting business areas with the support needed to achieve strategic, operational and WHS objectives. Participate in the St Vincent's WHS leadership team's meetings and workgroups

Planning : Develop and maintain a prioritised plan for group-wide WHS actions

Risk Management : Lead organisation-wide approach to critical WHS risk profiling, planning and reporting in consultation with key stakeholders, aligning with best practice

Assurance Program : Plan, coordinate, conduct and oversee the WHS assurance program and other governance activities to support the ongoing maturity of the WHS management system

WHS Management System : Continually develop and maintain the St Vincent's WHS management system and related tools in line with current legislation, codes, standards, internal policies and best practice

Governance : Establish, coordinate, oversee and report on WHS governance programs, including coaching, advising and directing on governance processes, practices and responsibilities, and building capability in business areas by proactively promoting and influencing participation in WHS governance programs across the organisation as required

Reporting : Design and coordinate the development of periodic WHS reports for the Board and other governance bodies as required and establish and maintain a consistent reporting framework for operational business areas

Project Management : Lead, facilitate and oversee group-wide projects, initiatives and programs to address key WHS risks

Intranet : Oversee the development, improvement and maintenance of the WHS intranet

Document & Record Management : Maintain appropriate records and data sets to enable reporting on safety performance metrics, monitor data quality and integrity to ensure accurate reporting and oversee and maintain processes for WHS related document and records management

Communications : Coordinate and issue organisation-wide communications on key learnings from investigations and critical risks assessments (e.g., Safety Alerts / Guides)

Vendor Management : Engage and manage relevant group-wide WHS-related vendors e.g. Chemical Management

Business Support : Provide timely, professional and strategic advice to senior management on WHS and governance programs, data and trends and work collaboratively with State WHS leads and key business stakeholders to support organisational response to WHS issues raised by key external stakeholders including WHS regulators, industrial representative bodies (unions), litigators and media as required

Other : Perform any other duties as assigned that are reasonable, relevant to the role and within capability and capacity

Things That Work for us :

Extensive experience in the design and delivery of WHS risk, governance, audit, and assurance programs at a national or enterprise level

Strong project management capabilities with the ability to deliver WHS improvement initiatives on time and within scope

Proven ability to interpret and apply WHS legislation, regulations, codes of practice and Australian Standards

Exceptional analytical and reporting skills, including the ability to extract and present complex data and insights to executive-level audiences

A customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality, solutions-oriented WHS support to operational teams

High-level written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing reports, executive briefs, tools, and communications materials

A collaborative and values-driven approach to leadership, with the ability to work across state teams and disciplines

A willingness and ability to travel interstate, including to regional service locations, as required

Desirable

Experience developing audit and governance programs and tools

Previous experience working in healthcare environment

Experience delivering training

Qualifications : Essential

Degree in Work Health and Safety, or similar tertiary qualification

Incident investigation qualification (e.g. ICAM Lead Investigator)

WHS management system auditing qualification

Driver's licence

Desirable

Cert IV Training and Assessment

Post graduate WHS related qualification or other relevant qualification

Things that work for you :

Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

Competitive salary packaging options

Discounted private health insurance

Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

At St Vincent's we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, fair and impartial and invites people from all backgrounds to join us.

Pre-Employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply

Please submit your application via the Apply button, include your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability.

For a confidential chat or to know more about the role, please contact James Tamblyn- National Director, Work Health Safety and Wellbeing via email at

• or Joshua-Talent Partner on

Respectfully, no recruitment agencies.

Please see below for a copy of the position description :

ROLE IMPACT

This role is to work with the National Director WHS & Wellbeing in the development and delivery of

the WHS Management System and related tools, training, projects, KPI monitoring, audits, and

action planning.

The primary purpose of the role is to lead the development, management and delivery of the St

Vincent's WHS governance, risk, and assurance program; to lead various strategic and

operational WHS Management System improvement projects; and to oversee organisational WHS

performance This includes the development, improvement and maintenance of the WHS

Management System; and proactive engagement with business stakeholders to ensure efficient

delivery of WHS improvement projects and the organisation's risk, audit, reporting and assurance

programs.

MANAGING TODAY

Responsibilities

Leadership : Provide leadership within the national WHS & Wellbeing Team to facilitate the

establishment and delivery of key WHS programs, aimed at assisting business areas with the

support needed to achieve strategic, operational and WHS objectives. Participate in the St

Vincent's WHS leadership team's meetings and workgroups

Planning : Develop and maintain a prioritised plan for group-wide WHS actionsRisk Management : Lead organisation-wide approach to critical WHS risk profiling, planning

and reporting in consultation with key stakeholders, aligning with best practice

Assurance Program : Plan, coordinate, conduct and oversee the WHS assurance program

and other governance activities to support the ongoing maturity of the WHS management

system

WHS Management System : Continually develop and maintain the St Vincent's WHS

management system and related tools in line with current legislation, codes, standards,

internal policies and best practice

Governance : Establish, coordinate, oversee and report on WHS governance programs,

including coaching, advising and directing on governance processes, practices and responsibilities, and building capability in business areas by proactively promoting and

influencing participation in WHS governance programs across the organisation as required

Reporting : Design and coordinate the development of periodic WHS reports for the Board

and other governance bodies as required and establish and maintain a consistent reporting

framework for operational business areas

Project Management : Lead, facilitate and oversee group-wide projects, initiatives and

programs to address key WHS risks

Intranet : Oversee the development, improvement and maintenance of the WHS intranetDocument & Record Management : Maintain appropriate records and data sets to enable

reporting on safety performance metrics, monitor data quality and integrity to ensure accurate

reporting and oversee and maintain processes for WHS related document and records

management

Communications : Coordinate and issue organisation-wide communications on key learnings

from investigations and critical risks assessments (e.g., Safety Alerts / Guides)

Vendor Management : Engage and manage relevant group-wide WHS-related vendors e.g.

Chemical Management

Business Support : Provide timely, professional and strategic advice to senior management

on WHS and governance programs, data and trends and work collaboratively with State WHS

leads and key business stakeholders to support organisational response to WHS issues

raised by key external stakeholders including WHS regulators, industrial representative

bodies (unions), litigators and media as required

Other : Perform any other duties as assigned that are reasonable, relevant to the role and

within capability and capacity

This role requires :

Culture and relationships : Building and maintenance of effective and influential working

relationships and role modelling of a performance based, responsive and accountable work

culture whilst coaching business areas, to support the effective management of WHS

programs

Customer Service : An exceptional level of customer service, ensuring continuous effective

service delivery with a performance based, innovative, responsive and accountable solution

focus

Travel : Capacity and willingness to travel to St Vincent's business and service locations

which may include overnight stays in regional areas

Work Health and Safety (WHS) Compliance

Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and the health and safety of others in the

workplace

Comply with St Vincent's WHS policies, protocols, procedures, and instructionsReport any workplace injury, incident, or unsafe conditions which come to your attention

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

INTERNAL :WHS TeamExecutive LeadershipFacility CEOs and GMsDepartment managersProcurementLegalEnterprise Risk / Audit & Compliance

EXTERNAL :

WHS RegulatorsUnionsDepartment of HealthAuditorsVendor and software provider / s

QUALIFICATIONS

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS

Essential

Extensive experience as a WHS professional in a large organisation, encompassing the

development and implementation of comprehensive WHS Management Systems

Experience leading serious incident investigations and dealing with WHS regulators and

legal matters

Demonstrated experience in negotiation and influencing skillsDemonstrated capacity to plan and coordinate organisation wide improvement projects

and programs, including WHS training programs Sound analytical skills with the ability to

analyse and interpret information and data

Excellent writing skills and experience developing executive reports and business cases

for decision

Experience in conducting WHS audits and conformance verification activitiesHigh level of computer literacy and database managementExperience establishing and overseeing a risk and governance framework for safety,

ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements

Ability to support the delivery of WHS risk management reporting and initiatives across

the organisation

Overseeing management and response for compliance related breaches and noticesIn-depth knowledge of WHS legislation, Codes of Practice, Standards, and industry best

practice

Experience in designing and implementing insightful analysis reports and instructional

documents

A high level of business partnering skills to ensure an effective relationship between the

WHS team and key client groups

A high-level stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to negotiate, present, and

influence outcomes

Strong analytical and problem-solving skillsExtensive experience in the development of WHS management systems, and continual

review and improvement against requirements

Desirable

Experience developing audit and governance programs and toolsPrevious experience working in healthcare environmentExperience delivering training

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Essential

Degree in Work Health and Safety, or similar tertiary qualificationIncident investigation qualification (e.g. ICAM Lead Investigator)WHS management system auditing qualificationDriver's licence

Desirable

Cert IV Training and AssessmentPost graduate WHS related qualification or other relevant qualification

IMMUNISATIONS

Category B (non-clinical facing)

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and / or control the

risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You therefore

must comply with the SVHA Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation may require you to undergo certain immunisations / vaccinations (e.g., Covid-19 and

flu vaccinations).

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.

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