Manager Workplace Health And Safety

North West Queensland; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrificing

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa seeks a Manager Workplace Health and Safety to provide strategic leadership and expert WHS advice across the service, driving safety and rehabilitation initiatives in a remote regional health system.

You will lead a specialist WHS team, partner with executives and managers, and deliver measurable improvements while building capability and strengthening safety culture across diverse sites in North West Queensland.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of hands-on experience in work health and safety and injury management.
• Qualifications in work health and safety are highly regarded.
• Must hold a C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Occasional travel within the District or State for training, audits and networks.
• Pre-employment screening including Criminal History checks.
• May require vaccination or immunity evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and expert WHS advice across the North West HHS.
• Lead a specialist WHS team and partner with executives and managers.
• Strengthen safety culture and manage emerging risks.
• Drive continuous improvement with data and stakeholder partnerships.

Skills

Work Health & Safety

Tools

C Class Licence

Job description

Shape a Safer Future for North West Queensland! Take your Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) leadership career to the heart of North West Queensland. Join the North West Hospital and Health Service as Manager Workplace Health and Safety, where you’ll lead meaningful safety initiatives, build capability and influence positive workplace culture - all while enjoying the unique lifestyle, community and opportunities of Mount Isa.

Job details

• Position status Permanent
• Position type Full-time
• Occupational group Occupational Health & Safety
• Classification AO8
• Workplace Location North West Qld
• Job ad reference QLD/MI692202
• Closing date 25-Sep-2026
• Job duration Permanent
• Contact person Sylvie Brdjanovic
• Contact details [phone] Access the National Relay Service

About the role

As Manager Workplace Health and Safety, you will provide strategic leadership and expert advice across the North West Hospital and Health Service, driving a contemporary approach to workplace health, safety, wellbeing and rehabilitation. You'll lead a specialist team and partner with executives, managers and stakeholders to strengthen safety culture, manage emerging risks and deliver measurable improvements across a diverse regional health service.

• Lead and influence the development and implementation of integrated WHS strategies, systems and initiatives across the NWHHS.
• Provide expert strategic advice to senior leaders and managers on WHS legislation, risk, safety assurance, emerging issues and organisational performance.
• Lead and develop a specialist team, building capability and consistency in risk management, incident response, rehabilitation and safety practice.
• Drive continuous improvement and safety culture, using data, assurance activities and strong stakeholder partnerships to achieve meaningful and enduring outcomes.

Working with us

• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

In your downtime, we offer 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with a 17.5% loading/bonus.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements

• While not mandatory, qualifications in work health and safety will be highly regarded.
• Relevant hand-on experience with more than five (5) years in work health and safety and injury management is required.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Occasional travel within the District or State will be necessary to fulfil the role including obligations to complete training, participate in networks, or to conduct health and safety audits/investigations.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

Live and work in Mount Isa - Experience the opportunity to build your career while living in the heart of Queensland's North West. Mount Isa offers a strong sense of community, a unique outback lifestyle and the chance to make a genuine difference in a regional setting. From wide-open spaces and outdoor adventure to a welcoming local community, North West Queensland offers a lifestyle that is distinctly its own.

Interested?

Contact: Sylvie Brdjanovic on [phone].

Applications close: Friday, 25 September 2026.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community. We are an equal opportunity employer.