Work Health & Safety Partner

svha; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

St Vincent's Health Australia is seeking a passionate Work Health & Safety Partner to join the Queensland Health & Safety team. You will advise across community, residential and care environments, helping strengthen safety culture and compliance with WHS legislation.

Based at the Queensland Group Office, you will travel regularly across St Vincent's Hospital Brisbane sites, delivering expert guidance, leading investigations, and driving continuous safety improvements for frontline staff and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of WHS experience in healthcare or a complex operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of Queensland WHS legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to conduct inspections, audits, risk assessments and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and manage WHS risks with Care Services leaders.
• Provide expert guidance on WHS legislation, risk management and best practice.
• Support the WHS Management System's implementation and continuous improvement.
• Lead and support incident investigations with effective corrective actions.
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessments to strengthen safety performance.
• Analyse incident and hazard trends to identify risk-reduction opportunities.
• Facilitate consultation with HSRs and WHS Committees.
• Deliver WHS training and awareness to build capability.
• Support accreditation, regulatory and audit activities.
• Develop and maintain WHS documentation and reports.
• Build relationships with leaders to influence safe work practices.
• Collaborate across healthcare and aged care services to improve safety.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Influence leaders

WHS knowledge

Job description

Influence Safety at Scale - Partner with leaders across private hospitals and residential aged care services, helping shape the safety culture of one of Australia's largest and most respected healthcare organisations.

Diverse, High-Impact Work - No two days are the same. Gain exposure to complex healthcare environments, leading incident investigations, risk management, audits and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple Victorian sites.

Grow Your WHS Career - Join a collaborative and experienced Health & Safety team where you'll have access to professional development, mentoring, and genuine career progression within a national healthcare organisation committed to safety excellence.

For more than 165 years, St Vincent's has been delivering exceptional healthcare and aged care across Australia. Today, more than 30,000 dedicated people work together across hospitals, aged care, community services and research to improve lives and help shape a better and fairer health and aged care system.

Our people are united by one purpose-to provide compassionate, high-quality care while creating healthier communities and safer workplaces.

We're looking for a passionate Work Health & Safety (WHS) professional who wants to make a genuine difference.

If you're looking for a role where you can influence organisational culture, partner with leaders and improve the safety and wellbeing of thousands of healthcare workers, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Work Health & Safety (WHS) Partner to join our established Queensland Health & Safety team at the QLD Care Services Division. This is far more than a compliance role.

You’ll be a trusted advisor to operational leaders, working alongside teams across St Vincent's private hospitals and residential aged care services to strengthen safety culture, improve risk management and support continuous improvement.

Every day you’ll have the opportunity to influence decision‑making, coach leaders, solve complex safety challenges and contribute to creating safer workplaces for those delivering life‑changing healthcare.

Based at our Queensland Group Office, you’ll regularly travel across multiple St Vincent's Hospital Brisbane sites, providing variety, professional growth and exposure to diverse healthcare environments.

About the Role

Reporting to the WHS Manager, you will act as a trusted advisor and business partner, primarily providing expert WHS support across community, residential and care service environments. You will work closely with leaders at all levels to ensure compliance with legislative requirements while implementing practical solutions that support safe, high‑quality care delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with Care Services leaders to proactively identify, assess and manage workplace health and safety risks across a complex healthcare environment.
• Provide expert advice and practical guidance on WHS legislation, risk management and industry best practice.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of St Vincent's WHS Management System.
• Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring effective corrective and preventative actions are implemented.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, risk assessments and assurance activities to strengthen safety performance.
• Analyse incident, injury and hazard trends to identify opportunities for risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate consultation and engagement with Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), WHS Committees and operational teams.
• Deliver WHS training, coaching and awareness initiatives to build capability and foster a positive safety culture.
• Support accreditation, regulatory and audit activities to ensure ongoing compliance and organisational readiness.
• Develop and maintain WHS documentation, including risk assessments, procedures, reports and investigation findings.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and frontline teams to influence safe work practices and positive safety outcomes.
• Collaborate across healthcare and aged care services to improve workplace safety, wellbeing and organisational performance.

About You

You’re passionate about helping people work safely and enjoy building trusted relationships with leaders and frontline teams.

You bring a practical, collaborative approach and enjoy solving problems, influencing positive change and creating safer workplaces.

You’ll also have:

Essential

• Minimum experience of 2 years in a Work Health & Safety role within healthcare or another complex operational environment
• Strong working knowledge of Queensland's Work Health & Safety legislation and regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated experience undertaking workplace inspections, audits, risk assessments and incident investigations
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship‑building skills
• Ability to influence leaders and coach teams to improve safety outcomes
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