Workforce Business Partner

Grampians Health; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Fitness Passport

Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job summary

Grampians Health is seeking a Workforce Business Partner to partner with management, coach teams, and support HR matters across multiple sites. You will advise on policies, awards, and industrial legislation while contributing to reporting, projects, and training.

The role emphasizes building management capability, high performance, and talent development in a fast-paced environment. The position involves providing timely, accurate advice, supporting unions and employee associations, and helping

Job description

Permanent Full Time or Part Time | 40 hours per week + monthly ADO

$46.99 - $51.95 per hour (HS5-HS33)

About the Role

Grampians Health is seeking an experienced Workforce Business Partner who can successfully partner with, coach and support management to efficiently achieve best practice business and people outcomes. You will be responsible for the provision of expert and accurate advice, innovative solutions, and working within appropriate industrial legislation. Working collaboratively with colleagues in Recruitment and Employee Relations, you will draw on subject matter expertise to resolve complex workforce and HR matters.

You will support a wide range of HR matters, ensuring consistent application of policies across our dispersed workforce, while contributing to reporting, projects, and training.

This role is ideally suited to someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, enjoys building strong relationships, and is passionate about developing people management capabilities across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, advice, coaching and support to managers throughout the employee lifecycle, with an emphasis on building management capability, driving high performance, attracting and maintaining talent, conflict resolution, succession planning, issue resolution and absence management.
• Efficient delivery of accurate, cost effective and timely people advice to line management to assist in the achievement of business outcomes and solutions.
• Provision of expert and accurate advice related to GH policies, guidelines and awards and agreements.
• Promote equal employment opportunity practices at all levels.
• Liaising with external stakeholders such as Trade Unions and other employee associations and representatives as required.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of People and Culture Policies and Procedures.

Skills & Experience

• Undergraduate or post graduate Degree in Business, Management, Psychology or Law ideally with major in Human Resource Management or demonstrated significant experience in a P&C role
• Record of success in delivering people management advice in a complex, multi-site environment
• Previous experience liaising with external stakeholders such as Trade Unions and other employee associations and representatives.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced high workload environment with the ability to efficiently plan and prioritise workload with conflicting deadlines
• Coaching: Providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
• Facilitating Change: Encouraging others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitating the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
• Award, EBA and legislative interpretation: Demonstrated knowledge of current employment law and, workplace legislation and practice. Proven experience and ability in interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements.

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At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

If you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Angela Turley, Director of People & Culture, on 0466 772 *** for a confidential discussion.

Job applications close: 12 November 2026

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.