National WHS Risk, Systems and Projects Lead

Job Description:

• Shape strategic WHS impact across one of Australias largest not-for-profit health and aged care providers

• Lead national WHS governance risk and continuous improvement programs with executive visibility and organisational influence

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements salary packaging benefits and a values-driven workplace culture

• Role can be based in either Melbourne Brisbane or Sydney

Better and fairer care. Always.
St Vincents has been a leader in Australias health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders the Sisters of Charity opened our first hospital in 1857 our services and nearly 30000 people have been behind some of Australias most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australias health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincents kind of person. Someone who puts excellence compassion connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a seasoned health and safety professional to join our National Work Health Safety & Wellbeing (WHSW) Team in a strategic leadership role. Reporting directly to the National Director Work Health Safety & Wellbeing this role will lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of the St Vincents WHS Governance Risk and Assurance Program.

As a senior leader in the WHS function you will be responsible for advancing a mature effective and high-performing WHS Management System that drives safe work practices and proactive risk management across the organisation. You will oversee strategic WHS initiatives manage critical risk and assurance programs and provide expert advice on WHS governance to senior leaders and business units across the St Vincents Health Australia network.

This national role will see you leading cross-functional projects developing WHS tools and resources enhancing KPI and audit frameworks and coordinating enterprise-wide WHS reporting and governance structures. You will also play a key role in managing vendor relationships WHS communications and internal system platforms including the WHS intranet and document management tools.

Your collaborative leadership will be instrumental in building capability across the health service coaching teams and stakeholders and strengthening a culture of safety wellbeing and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to shape how WHS is delivered across a diverse and complex healthcare environment with the backing of a mission-driven organisation.

About You

You are a dynamic and experienced WHS leader with a strong track record of delivering enterprise-wide health and safety governance risk and assurance programs within complex multi-site organisations ideally within healthcare government or similarly regulated sectors.

A strategic thinker and trusted advisor you bring deep expertise in WHS management systems critical risk profiling audit and compliance frameworks and the application of contemporary WHS legislation and standards. You are passionate about creating safe healthy and high-performing workplaces and have the capability to lead transformative WHS projects that support both strategic and operational goals.

You are highly skilled in influencing and engaging with senior leaders external regulators unions and internal stakeholders building strong relationships that enable collaboration capability uplift and positive safety outcomes. Your leadership style is proactive and inclusive and you thrive in environments where you can guide coach and support others to embed a strong safety culture.

Your Key Impact Areas

• Leadership: Provide leadership within the national WHS & Wellbeing Team to facilitate the establishment and delivery of key WHS programs aimed at assisting business areas with the support needed to achieve strategic operational and WHS objectives. Participate in the St Vincents WHS leadership teams meetings and workgroups

• Planning: Develop and maintain a prioritised plan for group-wide WHS actions

• Risk Management: Lead organisation-wide approach to critical WHS risk profiling planning and reporting in consultation with key stakeholders aligning with best practice

• Assurance Program: Plan coordinate conduct and oversee the WHS assurance program and other governance activities to support the ongoing maturity of the WHS management system

• WHS Management System: Continually develop and maintain the St Vincents WHS management system and related tools in line with current legislation codes standards internal policies and best practice

• Governance: Establish coordinate oversee and report on WHS governance programs including coaching advising and directing on governance processes practices and responsibilities and building capability in business areas by proactively promoting and influencing participation in WHS governance programs across the organisation as required

• Reporting: Design and coordinate the development of periodic WHS reports for the Board and other governance bodies as required and establish and maintain a consistent reporting framework for operational business areas

• Project Management: Lead facilitate and oversee group-wide projects initiatives and programs to address key WHS risks

• Intranet: Oversee the development improvement and maintenance of the WHS intranet

• Document & Record Management: Maintain appropriate records and data sets to enable reporting on safety performance metrics monitor data quality and integrity to ensure accurate reporting and oversee and maintain processes for WHS related document and records management

• Communications: Coordinate and issue organisation-wide communications on key learnings from investigations and critical risks assessments (e.g. Safety Alerts / Guides)

• Vendor Management: Engage and manage relevant group-wide WHS-related vendors e.g. Chemical Management

• Business Support: Provide timely professional and strategic advice to senior management on WHS and governance programs data and trends and work collaboratively with State WHS leads and key business stakeholders to support organisational response to WHS issues raised by key external stakeholders including WHS regulators industrial representative bodies (unions) litigators and media as required

• Other: Perform any other duties as assigned that are reasonable relevant to the role and within capability and capacity

Things That Work for us:

• Extensive experience in the design and delivery of WHS risk governance audit and assurance programs at a national or enterprise level

• Strong project management capabilities with the ability to deliver WHS improvement initiatives on time and within scope

• Proven ability to interpret and apply WHS legislation regulations codes of practice and Australian Standards

• Exceptional analytical and reporting skills including the ability to extract and present complex data and insights to executive-level audiences

• A customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions-oriented WHS support to operational teams

• High-level written and verbal communication skills including experience developing reports executive briefs tools and communications materials

• A collaborative and values-driven approach to leadership with the ability to work across state teams and disciplines

• A willingness and ability to travel interstate including to regional service locations as required

Desirable

• Experience developing audit and governance programs and tools

• Previous experience working in healthcare environment

• Experience delivering training

Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree in Work Health and Safety or similar tertiary qualification

• Incident investigation qualification (e.g. ICAM Lead Investigator)

• WHS management system auditing qualification

• Drivers licence
  

Desirable

• Cert IV Training and Assessment

• Post graduate WHS related qualification or other relevant qualification

Things that work for you:

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

• Competitive salary packaging options

• Discounted private health insurance

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

At St Vincents we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe fair and impartial and invites people from all backgrounds to join us.

Pre-Employment Checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply
Please submit your application via the Apply button include your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability.

For a confidential chat or to know more about the role please contact James Tamblyn- National Director Work Health Safety and Wellbeing via email at or Joshua-Talent Partner on 0.

Respectfully no recruitment agencies.

Please see below for a copy of the position description:

ROLE IMPACT

This role is to work with the National Director WHS & Wellbeing in the development and delivery of
the WHS Management System and related tools training projects KPI monitoring audits and
action planning.
The primary purpose of the role is to lead the development management and delivery of the St
Vincents WHS governance risk and assurance program; to lead various strategic and
operational WHS Management System improvement projects; and to oversee organisational WHS
performance This includes the development improvement and maintenance of the WHS
Management System; and proactive engagement with business stakeholders to ensure efficient
delivery of WHS improvement projects and the organisations risk audit reporting and assurance
programs.

MANAGING TODAY

Responsibilities
Leadership: Provide leadership within the national WHS & Wellbeing Team to facilitate the
establishment and delivery of key WHS programs aimed at assisting business areas with the
support needed to achieve strategic operational and WHS objectives. Participate in the St
Vincents WHS leadership teams meetings and workgroups
Planning: Develop and maintain a prioritised plan for group-wide WHS actions
Risk Management: Lead organisation-wide approach to critical WHS risk profiling planning
and reporting in consultation with key stakeholders aligning with best practice
Assurance Program: Plan coordinate conduct and oversee the WHS assurance program
and other governance activities to support the ongoing maturity of the WHS management
system
WHS Management System: Continually develop and maintain the St Vincents WHS
management system and related tools in line with current legislation codes standards
internal policies and best practice
Governance: Establish coordinate oversee and report on WHS governance programs
including coaching advising and directing on governance processes practices and responsibilities and building capability in business areas by proactively promoting and
influencing participation in WHS governance programs across the organisation as required
Reporting: Design and coordinate the development of periodic WHS reports for the Board
and other governance bodies as required and establish and maintain a consistent reporting
framework for operational business areas
Project Management: Lead facilitate and oversee group-wide projects initiatives and
programs to address key WHS risks
Intranet: Oversee the development improvement and maintenance of the WHS intranet
Document & Record Management: Maintain appropriate records and data sets to enable
reporting on safety performance metrics monitor data quality and integrity to ensure accurate
reporting and oversee and maintain processes for WHS related document and records
management
Communications: Coordinate and issue organisation-wide communications on key learnings
from investigations and critical risks assessments (e.g. Safety Alerts / Guides)
Vendor Management: Engage and manage relevant group-wide WHS-related vendors e.g.
Chemical Management
Business Support: Provide timely professional and strategic advice to senior management
on WHS and governance programs data and trends and work collaboratively with State WHS
leads and key business stakeholders to support organisational response to WHS issues
raised by key external stakeholders including WHS regulators industrial representative
bodies (unions) litigators and media as required
Other: Perform any other duties as assigned that are reasonable relevant to the role and
within capability and capacity
This role requires:
Culture and relationships: Building and maintenance of effective and influential working
relationships and role modelling of a performance based responsive and accountable work
culture whilst coaching business areas to support the effective management of WHS
programs
Customer Service: An exceptional level of customer service ensuring continuous effective
service delivery with a performance based innovative responsive and accountable solution
focus
Travel: Capacity and willingness to travel to St Vincents business and service locations
which may include overnight stays in regional areas
Work Health and Safety (WHS) Compliance
Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and the health and safety of others in the
workplace
Comply with St Vincents WHS policies protocols procedures and instructions
Report any workplace injury incident or unsafe conditions which come to your attention

KEY STAKEHOLDERS
INTERNAL:
WHS Team
Executive Leadership
Facility CEOs and GMs
Department managers
Procurement
Legal
Enterprise Risk/Audit & Compliance

EXTERNAL:
WHS Regulators
Unions
Department of Health
Auditors
Vendor and software provider/s

QUALIFICATIONS
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS
Essential
Extensive experience as a WHS professional in a large organisation encompassing the
development and implementation of comprehensive WHS Management Systems
Experience leading serious incident investigations and dealing with WHS regulators and
legal matters
Demonstrated experience in negotiation and influencing skills
Demonstrated capacity to plan and coordinate organisation wide improvement projects
and programs including WHS training programs Sound analytical skills with the ability to
analyse and interpret information and data
Excellent writing skills and experience developing executive reports and business cases
for decision
Experience in conducting WHS audits and conformance verification activities
High level of computer literacy and database management
Experience establishing and overseeing a risk and governance framework for safety
ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
Ability to support the delivery of WHS risk management reporting and initiatives across
the organisation
Overseeing management and response for compliance related breaches and notices
In-depth knowledge of WHS legislation Codes of Practice Standards and industry best
practice
Experience in designing and implementing insightful analysis reports and instructional
documents
A high level of business partnering skills to ensure an effective relationship between the
WHS team and key client groups
A high-level stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to negotiate present and
influence outcomes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Extensive experience in the development of WHS management systems and continual
review and improvement against requirements

Desirable
Experience developing audit and governance programs and tools
Previous experience working in healthcare environment
Experience delivering training

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Essential
Degree in Work Health and Safety or similar tertiary qualification
Incident investigation qualification (e.g. ICAM Lead Investigator)
WHS management system auditing qualification
Drivers licence

Desirable
Cert IV Training and Assessment
Post graduate WHS related qualification or other relevant qualification

IMMUNISATIONS
Category B (non-clinical facing)
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the
risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You therefore
must comply with the SVHA Immunisation Policy which depending on the role you perform in the organisation may require you to undergo certain immunisations/vaccinations (e.g. Covid-19 and
flu vaccinations).

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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