Health, Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner

7 days ago


South West Coast VIC, Australia Epworth Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Company Description

Epworth HealthCare is Victoria's largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia's health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients.

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

Job Description

Part time opportunity in a hands on Health, Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner role that is responsible for supporting the site in the operational delivery of health, safety and wellbeing initiatives.

As a major contributor to the development of a positive safety culture, and ensuring legal and internal compliance, you are required to provide expert advice to the Geelong hospital teams, focused on helping our leaders lead, and equipping them with the tools, insights and support needed to meet safety obligations and improve health, safety and wellbeing outcomes to implement Epworth Group-wide systems.

The role will be based at our site in Geelong, 3 days a week.

You will make an impact by:

  • Managing inspections and audits to promote safe work practices, and support or lead incident investigations, training, induction, and awareness campaigns.
  • Actively participating in group-wide projects, sharing learnings across sites, and contributing to the continuous improvement of safety systems and practices.
  • Contributing to the development and review of safe work procedures, protocols, safety alerts and other safety management system activities, in support of the Group Health, Safety and Wellbeing Systems Manager.
  • Providing practical recommendations for risk mitigation and continuous improvement

Position Description   Inherent Requirements

Qualifications

To be successful in this role…

  • Certificate IV or higher in Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Proven experience in a health, safety and wellbeing advisory or business partnering role within a medium to large organisation, to embed safety and wellbeing into operational practices.
  • Demonstrated capability in leading incident response and investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
  • Comprehensive understanding of Victorian occupational health and safety legislation, codes of practice, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Proven ability to lead end-to-end incident investigations, including root cause analysis, stakeholder engagement, documentation, and implementation of corrective actions.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver training programs, workshops, and awareness campaigns across diverse teams.
  • Proficient in interpreting safety data and analytics to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

Additional Information

At Epworth, it's a community. It's the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

  • Epworth's enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
  • The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
  • Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
  • Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
  • Relocation assistance is available for approved interstate candidates

At Epworth, we care.

We care about our patients and we care about our people.  We care about keeping everyone safe.  We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers.  And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.

Enquire / Apply for this Position

Sound interesting? To apply, click the I'm Interestedbutton now and attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact Epworth Talent on or

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.



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