Work Health and Safety Advisor

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

People & Culture

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**

**Looking for your next opportunity?**
- Utilise your strong initiative to promote and maintain a positive safety culture
- Enhance your career at one of Victoria’s leading regional health care service
- Permanent full time - 80 hour per fortnight (ADO included each 4 weeks)

**About the facility**

Barwon Health, based in Geelong, Victoria, is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care and employing over 8,000 staff.

The Workforce directorate is a large team that supports and delivers a range of services to the organisation including Human Resources, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, On-boarding, Staff Care, Payroll and Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S).

Work Health & Safety provides services to the whole of Barwon Health and is committed to driving a culture of proactive prevention of injury.

**About the role**

An opportunity exists for an experienced OH&S professional to join the Work Health & Safety Team at University Hospital Geelong as a WH&S Advisor. In this role you will assist in leading the implementation of Barwon Health’s OH&S Management Systems through the provision of support and assistance to managers, Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and employees.

You will also be responsible for training and mentoring managers, HSRs and employees on Barwon Health’s safety and emergency programs and assist in the development and implementation of OH&S strategies to ensure a safe workplace and the prevention of workplace injuries.

As the successful applicant you will need to have a sound working knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Regulations, Codes of Practice and relevant Australian Standards. You will possess high levels of initiative and have demonstrated leadership experience promoting and maintaining a positive safety culture.

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality service. We ensure that we demonstrate the Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

**What we offer**:

- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
- Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
- Flexible working arrangements
- Work life balance
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Jillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.

We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

Geelong, Victoria
- This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID -19 (3 doses) and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy._

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Relevant tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety - minimum Diploma
Essential: Extensive experience in a similar OHS role
Essential: Have a sound working knowledge of