Work Health and Safety Coordinator

Create Impact. Have True Balance.

Remuneration: $87,813 - $116,824 p.a. Superannuation + Salary packaging

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time to May 2027

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1

Hours Per Week: 28hrs/week

Location: Negotiable within Rural HNE

Requisition ID: REQ620587

Closing Date: Sunday, 23rd November 2025

Previous candidates need not re-apply.

Have the freedom + flexibility to thrive, while supporting our rural NSW communities.

This is meaningful work.

This is career purpose you feel every day.

Work Where Life Feels Balanced

Choose your base location across one of the HNE Rural sites — including major sites in Tamworth or Gunnedah or settle into one of our welcoming rural communities: Warialda | Bingara | Moree | Wee Waa | Narrabri | Bogabri.

Enjoy the flexibility this role offers, choosing the hours and days that suit your lifestyle, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Your Impact

As our WHS Coordinator, you'll play a key role in creating safer, healthier workplaces across rural hospitals. You'll lead initiatives, support managers to meet legislative requirements, and champion staff wellbeing, helping to build a positive, safety-first culture that everyone can thrive in.

Key Responsibilities, also include:

• Liaise with SafeWork NSW at district and state levels
• Keep teams safe and compliant by monitoring WHS activities and acting promptly to incidents and hazards
• Provide clear, actionable updates to the Service Manager
• Oversee audits, assessments, and accreditation processes
• Play an active role in the Sector Quality Support Group
• Travel to rural sites as required

To excel in this role, you thrive in dynamic environments and approach challenges with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset. You communicate confidently, build strong relationships across teams and locations, and work equally well on your own or as part of a collaborative team.

Above all, you are genuinely passionate about fostering safer, healthier workplaces and embedding a positive WHS culture in everything you do.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible workdays and hours – Fit your schedule around what works best
• Work on-site at your chosen rural location
• Occasional travel to nearby sites as needed (we'll support you)
• 4 weeks annual leave & paid parental leave (Pro-rata/eligible employees)
• Increase your take home pay with Salary packaging, Novated Leading, and Fitness Passport options
• Support your wellbeing with access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description

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Additional Information

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
• Previous candidates need not re-apply.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
• The Welcome Experience helps you and your family connect with local people and resources, making it easier to settle in and feel at home in your new community.Learn more at
• At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact HNELHD- for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

Information for Applicants:

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:

Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit:

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS via or

Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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