Health & Safety Team Manager

Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. 

We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. 

As a leading academic health service, we're committed to providing tomorrow's care today by integrating research, teaching and training into everyday practice. 

Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network.

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• Lead the safety function in our diverse, complex health service 

• Highly visible role offering variety, challenge and ability to influence 

• Permanent, full time role, based at Kingston Centre, Cheltenham 

About the Role  

This is a rare opportunity to lead a team of ten Health and Safety professionals.  Reporting to the Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, you’ll be accountable for strengthening organisational capability in identifying and mitigating risk, to minimise workplace injury and enhance employees’ health.  Further, you’ll relish the chance to coach and mentor team members to ensure the delivery of high-value, practical support to operational teams in the health service. 

In this varied role, your key result areas will include:  

• Timely development, delivery and implementation of Health and Safety strategy action plans, projects and programs 

• Achievement, without exception, of relevant governance, regulatory and legislative compliance across the portfolio 

• Ensuring a positive, trusted and sustained relationship is built with the Regulator 

• Demonstrated improvement in risk management capability across the organisation 

• Active involvement in developing a positive safety culture 

Based in Cheltenham, the role has organisation-wide reach and accordingly travel across Monash Health will be required.  Flexible work arrangements are also available. 

About You  

Your passion for workplace safety is palpable and you relish the chance to coach, mentor and support your team members to realise their full potential. Your exemplary written and verbal communication skills, influencing and negotiation capability equip you well as a senior safety leader.  You are both comfortable and credible working at senior management and executive level and can point to a track record of success in implementing organisation-wide Health and Safety plans that have delivered demonstrated improvements. 

What you need:

• Demonstrated ability to interpret relevant legislation and provide considered, sound advice 

• Evidence of applying high-level conceptual and analytical skills in creative problem-solving 

• Strong interest and experience in effectively managing change initiatives across a range of sites and disciplines 

• Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety or related 

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills 

• Current motor vehicle driver’s licence 

Benefits of working at Monash Health   

Monash Health offers a range of benefits, including:  

• Comprehensive employee health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport 

• Five weeks annual leave with leave loading and monthly ADOs for full-time employees  

• Salary packaging benefits

Our Culture and Values 

At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement. 

Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence. 

You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. 

We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. 

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.