Health and Safety Manager

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

The role As the Health and Safety Manager, you will lead a dedicated team in providing health and safety support to the operational divisions for the Department of Health. Elevate your career by developing strategies to embed a safety culture across a diverse portfolio including warehousing, transport, laboratories, linen services, and corporate offices across Queensland. Your expertise will be instrumental in providing authoritative and strategic advice regarding hazard management, health and safety legislative requirements, and building capability of leaders on health and safety matters. Additionally, you'll play a vital role in leading a team to achieve a positive safety culture.
The successful personYou will be a dedicated professional with a passion for promoting health and safety within the workplace. You will possess strong technical knowledge and skills in the area of health and safety legislation, standards, Codes of Practice and guidelines, coupled with innovative problem-solving skills that result in client focused solutions. You will have high level consulting, business partnering and communications skills to effectively communicate and positively influence stakeholders in a complex environment. Furthermore, you will have the ability to successfully lead work health and safety programs.
About usThe Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
Human Resources Branch partners with stakeholders across Queensland Health to provide human resource strategies and support to realise the potential of our people in the delivery of quality healthcare to Queenslanders. The branch delivers a range of human resource services to attract and retain staff, build workforce culture and capability, develop and maintain employment arrangements, monitor and manage workforce performance, and provide assurance that the department's statutory obligations are met.

**Benefits**:

- A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
- Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements
- Diverse work culture
- Career training and development

How to apply
- A short-written response (maximum 2 pages) outlining your suitability against the "Role Fit" section of the Role Description.
- Your current CV or resume, including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years. It is preferable to include your current, immediate or past supervisor.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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