Overview
The Work Health and Safety Consultant is responsible for providing leadership, advice and support to managers and staff across Primary Health Care (PHC) to facilitate compliance of Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislative requirements through implementation of a structured, formalised WHS Management System.
Key duties and responsibilities
* In partnership with key stakeholders, implement measures and strategies designed to equip employees to manage WHS in accordance with WHS legislation and organisational direction.
* Monitor, analyse and report on WHS performance outcomes, identify trends, advise and make recommendations to executive and senior management to improve safety performance and reduce risk.
* Work with Managers to develop a safety culture that embeds safety as part of everyday business across PPHC and promote use of NT Health's Incident Reporting and Management System "Riskman".
* Develop, implement, coordinate and deliver WHS education and training programs, across various locations that align with PPHC priorities for improving WHS performance.
* Follow defined service quality standards, WHS policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services, and workplaces.
* Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
* Essential
* Previous experience facilitating WHS legislation compliance together with a sound understanding and knowledge of current WHS best practice as well as the Australian WHS Standards.
* Highly developed knowledge of contemporary and effective health and safety systems.
* Well-developed research, analytical and organisational skills with proven ability to work independently within a team and to take responsibility for achieving outcomes.
* Proven ability to drive and implement strategic change to achieve continuous WHS improvement, and ability to build positive and effective working partnerships at all levels across the organisation and with other stakeholders.
* A strong customer focus with well-developed conflict, mediation, alternate dispute resolution skills in addition to an ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.
* Previous experience in risk analysis, conducting audits, inspections and providing expert advice pertaining to WHS issues.
* An ability to travel to remote and/or regional areas.
* Desirable
* Tertiary WHS qualifications.
* Certificate IV Training and Assessment or related qualification in adult education.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
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Application details
How to apply: Applications must include a one-page summary about you, a detailed resume and copies of your tertiary qualifications. Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans. The NTPS values diversity and encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.
Contact officer: Michelle Foley on 0418 285 *** or **************@nt.gov.au. Closing date: 25/03/2026. Apply online at https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=344057.
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