Senior Work Health and Safety Advisor - Work Health and Safety, Queensland
The Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.
Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.
Whether you’re working in regional, rural, or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.
The Work Health and Safety Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Senior Work Health and Safety Advisor to join their team on a permanent basis.
For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Overview
Your opportunity
- The primary purpose of this role is to contribute to the effective development, management, and delivery of a professional workplace safety and wellbeing service and workplace rehabilitation and return to work services throughout the MHHS.
- This role contributes to and assists in developing, coordinating and delivering professional work health and safety risk management requirements and wellbeing services across MHHS to achieve consistent and relevant health and safety practices and performance outcomes.
- This role will assist in the implementation, review and reporting on work safety and wellbeing responses and strategies, policies, guidelines, procedures, and networks consistent with Departmental and Health Service policy.
About the Team
The Work Health and Safety Unit provides work health and safety advisory, support, investigation, audit and assessment services to MHHS service groups, business units and facilities across MHHS. The Work Health and Safety Unit is within the People Portfolio supporting safety and wellbeing initiatives.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service ( ) has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Benefits
- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- Education opportunities, Study and Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport
Additional information
Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being. Through a network of 16 Hospital and Health Services, as well as the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.
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