Workplace Health and Safety Advisor (Cairns)

Workplace Health and Safety Advisor | Temporary Full and Part Time 

Cairns with regular travel to TCHHS locations 

Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Angela Liversage/Alice Nurthen (07 4226 3499) would love to hear your story and answer any questions you may have about the role.

Tell me more:

Cairns is a vibrant tropical city where adventure and lifestyle blend seamlessly, offering world‑class access to the Great Barrier Reef, lush rainforests, and a warm, relaxed atmosphere that makes everyday living feel like a holiday. With endless outdoor activities, from snorkelling and hiking to exploring rainforest trails, along with a friendly community and strong local culture, it's an exciting and welcoming place to live, work, and play. Although based in Cairns this role has regular travel across the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service footprint! 

Be apart of the driving force behind a dynamic Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture across the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service. You'll partner with teams at every level to anticipate risks, ignite smarter ways of working, and champion initiatives that keep our people safe and our patients thriving. With a hands‑on, high‑impact approach, you'll energise day‑to‑day safety practices, inspire others through your example, and bring Torres and Cape's values to life—turning good intentions into safer workplaces and better outcomes, every shift of every day.

Professional and personal motivators!

As a professional working within Torres and Cape HHS, your role in enhancing both staff and patient experiences is invaluable.

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $54.83 - $59.67 per hour – you may be eligible for additional benefits – refer to Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Competitive salary packaging: Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and salary packaging options Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture
• Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
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Discover more by reading the role description attached.

Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.