As a leading regional health care provider, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service provides a comprehensive array of services to our community. Located in the beautiful Victorian region of East Gippsland, you will relish a relaxed lifestyle living on the Gippsland Lakes with easy access to isolated beaches, the high-country and snow fields. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and innovation, BRHS offers a rewarding work environment where you will advance your skills and knowledge working with professional, supportive and friendly teams.

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service is East Gippsland's largest employer and healthcare provider.  Located in a stunning regional area, you will relish an amazing lifestyle and enjoy a rewarding work environment providing challenge, variety and a range of opportunities to progress your career.  

Fantastic Career & Lifestyle opportunity

Join East Gippsland's largest employer and healthcare provider

If you would like to use your OHS expertise in a highly professional environment, enjoy role flexibility and as well as an amazing lifestyle, this is the opportunity for you!

This position offers a great career opportunity to coordinate health and safety in a multifaceted workplace.  In return, you will enjoy role variety, rewarding work making a real difference to our teams and our community as well as having scope to reach your full potential.

What we can offer you:

• A rewarding role and great culture focused on quality improvement and professional development
• Career growth gaining extensive experience in a complex health organization
• A collaborative, supportive and friendly team environment
• Excellent benefits including extensive salary packaging options, five weeks annual leave and role flexibility
• An amazing work/life balance living on the Gippsland Lakes in a stunning part of Victoria

The Position:

In this role you will lead, coordinate and implement an effective workplace safety program at BRHS to ensure that a safe and healthy workplace is provided for all staff, legislative obligations are met and organisational objectives are achieved.  You will work in a professional environment with a range of experienced managers, health clinicians and support staff who are committed to improving health and safety in our workplace.

Key criteria required:

• A minimum Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety (or other related discipline)
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in an OHS coordination or advisory role
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of contemporary health and safety legislation, including hazard identification, assessment and control, workplace OHS inspections, audits and accident investigations.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the proven ability to influence and negotiate outcomes, and drive change to create a strong health and safety culture.

Please refer to the position description for other key selection criteria requirements.

Interested?

Contact: Danielle McToldridge, Manager, Workplace Relations and Safety, People & Culture on 03 5150 3488 

Applications are to include a covering letter, resume (including two professional referees) and response to the key selection criteria and be submitted by selecting "Apply Now" below

Applications close: Friday 31st March 2023 (date extended)

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In accordance with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of full COVID19 vaccination prior to commencement.