Safety Advisor

Job Requisition ID: 4927
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175
- Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term
- Posting Date: 9 Jul 2025

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people's homes.

To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos**:monashhealth.org/careers**.

**Join Our Team as a Health and Safety Advisor - 12-Month Fixed Term**

We're excited to offer a 12-month full-time opportunity for a passionate and proactive Health and Safety Advisor to join our team. This role has become available due to an internal secondment, as one of our valued Advisors steps into a maternity leave cover and pursues further professional development.

In this dynamic and impactful role, you'll support multiple sites across Melbourne's southeastern suburbs, playing a key part in strengthening our safety culture and driving continuous improvement. This is a hybrid position, with one day per week working from home, one day based at our Scoresby office, and the remainder at our Dandenong site.

**About the Role**

As part of your role as Health & Safety Advisor you will:

- Support the implementation of the Monash Health Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS).
- Enhance organizational capability by preventing and managing workplace injuries, promoting staff well-being, ensuring legislative compliance, and optimizing productivity and quality care within a safe work environment.
- Provide health and safety coaching, advisory services, and collaborative support to stakeholders, fostering risk management skills and promoting a positive safety culture.
- Empower managers to implement effective and sustainable health and safety practices within their areas of responsibility and accountability.
- Advocate for and facilitate the integration of Monash Health's Injury Support program.
- Minimize the human and financial impact of workplace injuries while improving employee health and well-being.
- Travel between various Monash Health sites as required.

**About Us**

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Advisory Team at Monash Health play a vital role in fostering a proactive and resilient safety culture by providing expert health and safety coaching, comprehensive advisory services, and ongoing support. Working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, the team strengthens organizational capability in risk management, empowers leaders to make informed safety decisions, and drives meaningful cultural change. Through education, guidance, and strategic influence, we inspire a workplace where safety is prioritized at every level. Additionally, you will benefit from structured career development opportunities and succession planning within a well-established and dynamic OHS team, ensuring long-term professional growth and advancement in the field of workplace health and safety.

**A**bout You**

Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential, as you will collaborate with a diverse team. You are a dedicated and experienced Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) professional with proven industry experience. With a strong passion for workplace safety, you excel in communicating effectively and influencing positive change. You lead by example, thrive in fast-paced and dynamic environments, and are committed to delivering the highest standards of safety and well-being across the organization.

To succeed in this role, you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience, and knowledge:

- Proven experience in an OHS role with a strong foundation in workplace health and safety practices.
- Proven internal consulting experience that has enhanced line managers' knowledge, skills, and confidence in implementing organizational safety improvements.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with leaders and employees at both strategic and operational levels, with a track record of negotiating successful outcomes.
- Excellent project management skills, including the capacity to oversee and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- High-level conceptual and analytical skills, demonstrating strong problem-solving abilities and decision-making expertise, supported by well-developed reporting capabilities.
- Experience leading and managing change initiatives across multiple sites and disciplines.
- Proficiency in digital tools and well-developed computer literacy.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety or a related field.
- Incident Investigation training (preferred).
- A current and val