Back for Life Coordinator

Requisition No: 4673
- Executive Division: People Culture & Communications
- Division: Safety Risk & Emergency Management
- Program: Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S)
- Department: OH&S
- Enterprise Agreement: Varied Health and Allied Services, Managers and Ad
- Job Function: Administration & Leadership
- Project:
**Location**: Sunshine Hospital
**Employment Type**: Ongoing, Full-Time
**Salary**:HS4

**About the role**:
Do you have a passion for safety, injury prevention, and supporting clinical teams in best practice manual handling? Join the Western Health OHS team as a Back For Life Coordinator and help make a positive difference in the wellbeing of our staff and patients.

As our Back For Life Coordinator, you'll lead the development, implementation and evaluation of manual handling programs across the hospital. You will work closely with clinical departments, educators, and the OHS team to promote safe work practices and reduce injury risks related to patient and task-related manual handling.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Coordinate Western Health wide manual handling strategies and policies
- Deliver training and education to clinical and non-clinical staff
- Conduct risk assessments, workplace audits, and ergonomic evaluations
- Support safe patient handling initiatives and equipment use
- Collaborate with injury management, education & OHS teams
- Monitor incident data and recommend improvements to reduce harm

**About you**:

- Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Ergonomics or OHS)
- Experience in manual handling education or injury prevention in a healthcare setting
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
- Knowledge of current manual handling legislation, codes of practice and clinical standards

Position Description

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include

oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

**Why join us?**

**Compensation and benefits**
- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

**Learning and development opportunities**
- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
- Mentorship and career support.

**Community impact and inclusion**
- Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.
- Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
- Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

**Organisational culture and environment**
- Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
- Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

**Ready to make an impact?**

If you’re passionate about safety, injury prevention, and supporting clinical teams in best practice manual handling, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
- If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying._

**Closing date**:11:59pm on 11 July 2025.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operatio