Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Health, Safety and Wellness department:

An exciting opportunity currently exists for an enthusiastic Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Coordinator to join the Health, Safety and Wellness team within the People and Culture division at Austin Health. The Health, Safety and Wellness department is responsible for providing advisory services, strategic direction and planning for the workforce health, safety and wellness across all Austin Health campuses. Key areas of responsibility include occupational health and safety management, injury recovery and return to work, safety and wellbeing education and training, and the wellbeing program.

About the role:

In this role, you'll support the activities of our OHS Management System. You'll conduct risk assessments, coordinate and lead incident investigations, and help drive continuous improvement in safety performance. You'll collaborate closely with leaders and employees to ensure compliance, empower safe work practices, and make a real difference at Austin Health. 

This role is a fixed term, parental leave backfill commencing 01/12/2025 and finishing 24/01/2027.

About You

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• A relevant OHS qualification, ie Certificate IV OHS.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective key stakeholder relationships with both internal and external groups.
• Experience working with staff and leaders from all levels of an organisation and adapting an approach for varying audiences.
• Highly effective communication, administration and analytical skills.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Brendan Byrne on

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 26 October 2025