Senior Safety Advisor

We're excited to welcome a Senior Safety Advisor to our Safety and Wellbeing Workforce Division.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

The Senior Safety Advisor is responsible for providing expert practical advice and support across the SCHHS on complex safety matters and risks in accordance with legislative and SCHHS frameworks. The purpose of this role is to assist and support the delivery of significant and consistent outcomes and outputs that contribute to the achievement of SCHHS's organisational goals and providing a safe work environment.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide support to the Principal Advisor Safety and Governance as secretariat to the Divisional WHS Committees and or other committees as required,
• Work in collaboration with the Principal Advisor Safety and Governance in the execution of safety audits, inspections, safety training and fit testing.
• Provide contemporary expert and technical advice and support for the management of safety within the context of legislative and SCHHS safety and wellbeing frameworks.
• Provide technical expertise in the undertaking of audits and inspections of relevant WHS systems ascertaining compliance with legislation and approved policy / guidelines and established risk profiles for improved WHS management systems.

Remuneration value up to $152 772 p.a., comprising salary between $125 002 - $133 898 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO6). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/