Occupational Health

Your role

To contribute to development and maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment by implementing and monitoring OHS activities to continuously improve OHS at St John of God Geraldton Hospital.  You will be required to design, develop and implement innovative site-level activities to improve OHS, along with driving site-level identification, implementation and monitoring of risk controls.

The Position

• Promote and apply professional and ethical standards to practice, including compliance with OHS legislation.

• Support the implementation of a systems approach to OHS.

• Facilitate development and utilization of divisional operational plans to address and improve the control of OHS hazards, their associated risks and related costs.

• Support key influencers, including site leaders, on strategies to foster an organizational culture that prioritise OHS.

• Engage with site leaders at all levels to develop their responsibility and leadership in OHS.

• Lead the implementation of OHS risk management processes and support their maintenance and monitoring, including hazard identification processes and the identification and implementation of controls for effective OHS risk management and risk minimization.

• Implement, monitor and evaluate processes and procedures to investigate, analyse and report on incidents and hazards indicating failures or inadequacies of controls. Mentor leaders and caregivers to lead and participate in incident investigations.

• Support periodic management reviews to systematically assess, monitor and identify areas for improvement in the OHS strategy, management system and OHS culture.

• Collect, collate and interpret information to develop business cases for OHS improvement strategies and activities.

• Analyse and apply data to identify trends and information to monitor and report on OHS performance.

• Communicate, engage with and influence line leaders and other stakeholders to mitigate risk and optimize caregiver health and safety.

• Be a "trusted advisor" to influence management decision making to consider OHS implications.

You will posses a tertiary or vocational qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field. You will have the ability to work under general direction within a clear framework of accountability, exercising substantial responsibility and autonomy in the area of work. This position requires you to have detailed comprehensive and integrated OHS technical knowledge, underpinned by a theoretical understanding, along with the ability to apply cognitive and technical skills to develop creative solutions to non-routine and sometimes complex problems in a defined but wide range of environments.

To succeed in this position, you can apply cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of workplace and external sources, considering the views of others as a basis for decision making. Furthermore, you establish communication channels and develop and maintain relationships to influence and mentor line leaders along with utilising your communication, engagement and leadership skills to initiate and support change.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary Base Range: $103,303 to $114,732 (pro rata for part time) plus 12% superannuation

• A permanent part time position working 14 hours per week

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • Work-related expenses

  • Self-education and

  • Additional superannuation

• A welcoming and supportive culture

• Dynamic multidisciplinary team

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and private health insurance

• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards & discounts

• On-site parking

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

For enquiries, please contact Phillip Balmer (CEO, St John of God Geraldton Hospital) on

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly.  Apply today If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.