Manager Work Health and Safety

Position

Title: Manager Work Health and Safety

Location: Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands

Unit/Division: Work Health Safety and Wellbeing

Position No.: 00022483

Closing Date: 2025-10-28 4:00 PM

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manager Work Health Safety to join our Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing (WHSW) team at the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS). This newly created role is central to embedding both physical and psychological safety into our systems, ensuring our people go home safe every day. Reporting to the Director WHSW, you will lead a talented team to develop, implement prevention and risk management activities, policies, procedures and practices that align with WHS legislation, codes of practice and broader strategic priorities. You will partner with senior leaders and operational teams to proactively manage risks, oversee incident investigations and provide expert advice on key hazard areas including psychosocial hazards, manual tasks, workplace wellbeing, and workplace violence and aggression.

Key Responsibilities

- Providing expert advice on WHS legislation, policies and risk management.

- Leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative safety solutions across complex healthcare environments.

- Overseeing programs that address psychosocial hazards, manual tasks, workplace wellbeing, and workplace violence and aggression.

- Partnering with executives, managers and workers to embed safety into everyday practice.

- Developing and maintaining WHS policies, procedures and systems that align with legislation and organisational priorities.

- Driving a high‑performing, collaborative safety culture through mentoring, education and stakeholder engagement.

- Monitoring and reporting on safety outcomes, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement.

About the Team

At CAHS, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing a safe, healthy, and supportive workplace so our workers can deliver the highest quality care to children, young people, and families across WA. The WHSW team champions a culture of safety and wellbeing across the organisation, creating an environment where all workers feel supported, empowered and confident to take responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.

How to Apply

We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:

- A statement addressing the selection criteria as per the Job Description Form, in no more than 2–3 pages.

- A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.

- The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a confidential report (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Eligibility and Conditions

- Applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed‑term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or hold a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

- WA Health requires applicants to undergo criminal record screening, integrity checking and a pre‑employment health assessment.

- Referees may be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

Contact & Further Information

Role related questions: We encourage you to contact Lara Williams, Director Work Health Safety and Wellbeing on email arrissa.williams@health.wa.gov.au or phone 0481 402 229 with any specific questions related to this role.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

EEO Statement

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of its service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Selection Process

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other “similar” vacancies throughout the health service. Should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the time the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

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