Psychological Harm Prevention Specialist

Psychological Harm Prevention Specialist

Full-time - Camberwell VIC

About Us

At Baptcare we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents customers clients partners and supporters; with the very young through to the very old the vulnerable with families through all of lifes stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria Tasmania and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children families and people with disability financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values areWellbeingEthicsCo-creatingAccountabilityRespect andEffectiveness.

About the Role

The Psychosocial Harm Prevention Specialist is a key role in the WHS Team whose primary purpose is to reduce the risk of psychosocial harm across Baptcare. A key accountability is assisting Baptcare to meet its health and safety obligations as they apply to psychosocial hazards. This role also provides subject matter expertise and support to the WHS Team and broader business as required.

Key Duties

• Develop and implement a plan to identify assess control and review psychosocial hazards
• Recommend strategies to reduce physical and psychological harm from psychosocial hazards in collaboration with stakeholders
• Review or develop systems policies procedures and guidelines to establish safe and consistent work practices.
• Contribute to incident debriefing processes following significant events
• Gather and analyse information from multiple reporting systems to help prevent harm from psychosocial hazards
• Collaborate with the WHS Systems and Governance Lead to establish a process for ongoing audits evaluations and continuous improvements benchmarking against similar organisations where feasible
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure a consistent approach to managing psychosocial hazards including occupational violence
• In consultation with relevant stakeholders develop and implement a best-practice evidence-based training program for preventing and managing the risk of occupational violence
• Provide advice to ensure occupational violence training programs remain up-to-date and aligned with Baptcares practices and deliver training as needed
• Remain informed on current issues and practice that affect the management of psychosocial hazards and the effectiveness of WHS programs
• Ensure all duties are performed in line with Baptcares Work Health and Safety Management System relevant legislation regulations and codes of practice
• Contribute to a safe workplace by collaborating with staff on health and safety matters
• Support safe patient care and a high-quality consumer experience through participation in continuous improvement activities

Key Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in Work Health and Safety or a related field
• Extensive experience (3 years) implementing risk management strategies to address psychosocial hazards ideally in the healthcare sector
• Strong knowledge and practical application of Work Health and Safety legislation and risk management in complex multidisciplinary environments such as health services
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to consult facilitate negotiate and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Demonstrated project management experience with a track record of achieving measurable outcomes/deliverables
• The role requires travel to sites across Victoria. Interstate travel may also be required to Tasmania and South Australia

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Work Health and Safety or a related field
• Tertiary qualifications in psychology social work or a related discipline
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
• Knowledge of the Aged Care sector

For You

Baptcare is focused on living our values not just talking about them. Youll find the culture at Baptcare is one of genuine respect support and positive intention. We work hard to achieve results through change continuous improvement and ongoing focus on providing the best service delivery to our stakeholders.

Further the successful candidate will receive:

• A competitive salary plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging and novated leasing.
• Access to confidential counselling and support services.
• Be part of an organisation and a team that is driven to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community members.

How to Apply

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Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.

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At Baptcare we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees volunteers the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety empowerment and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful protective environment that supports infants children and young people to feel safe and respected.

Baptcare (VIC TAS) is proud to be working towards uniting with BaptistCare (NSW ACT WA) and Baptist Care SA to create a newly merged national care organisation committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together we are building on a shared history of care and compassion expanding our reach and strengthening our mission to help people live well with dignity and purpose.