H&S Business Partner

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; North Shore; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is seeking a Health and Safety Business Partner based in the North Shore/Waitemata region. The role ensures compliance with HSWA 2015, ISO45001 and other national standards while delivering district health and safety initiatives.

The successful candidate will coach less-experienced practitioners, support strategic planning, and lead safety programmes across facilities. A strong background in healthcare safety and stakeholder engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate and postgraduate qualifications required.
• Up to 10 years' health and safety delivery experience.
• Influencing key stakeholders in healthcare.
• Experience implementing HSWA 2015, ACC AEP, and ISO45001.
• Delivering strategic programmes at local level.
• Training and coaching health and safety practitioners.
• Investigating serious incidents and sharing lessons learned.
• Managing health and safety risks with developed controls.
• Ability to work in complex, changing environments.
• Strong problem-solving and relationship-building skills.
• Experience providing expert advice for business cases and national programmes.
• Knowledge of health sector and health and safety legislation.
• Health and Safety qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with HSWA 2015 and related standards across the district.
• Coach and mentor staff to strengthen local leadership capability.
• Contribute to district-wide health and safety initiatives and programmes.
• Lead specific programmes as required and advise on best practices.
• Provide expert advice to support business cases and national programmes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic programme delivery

Coaching and mentoring

Incident investigation

Problem solving

Relationship building

Health and safety expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Graduate and postgraduate qualifications

Job description

• Based in North Shore Hospital, Waitemata.
• Permanent, Full Time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

The Health and Safety Business Partner plays a key role in ensuring compliance with Health NZ expectations, legislation, and industry standards while supporting the delivery of national and district health and safety initiatives. Working closely with the District Health and Safety Delivery Manager, District Operations Managers, Occupational Health Teams, and Health and Safety Delivery teams, the role provides expert advice and technical support to drive consistent, high‑quality health and safety practice across the district.

A core part of the role is coaching and mentoring less‑experienced practitioners, strengthening local leadership capability, and embedding best practice. The Business Partner also contributes to strategic planning by advising on district‑wide initiatives and may lead specific programmes as required. This position models Health NZ values and behaviours, helping to build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence in health and safety.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Relevant graduate and postgraduate qualifications.
• Up to 10 years' health and safety delivery experience, including:
• Influencing key stakeholders in healthcare or similar industries.
• Implementing and managing compliance with HSWA 2015, ACC AEP, and ISO45001.
• Delivering strategic and organisation‑level programmes at a local level.
• Training and coaching health and safety practitioners and operational leaders.
• Investigating serious incidents and sharing lessons learned.
• Managing health and safety risks, including developing and monitoring controls.
• Ability to work effectively in complex, ambiguous, and changing environments.
• Strong problem‑solving and relationship building skills
• Experience providing expert advice for business cases and national programmes.
• Knowledge of the health sector and in‑depth understanding of health and safety legislation and standards.
• Health and Safety qualification or equivalent assessed experience.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.