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Far West Local Health District

WHS & Wellbeing Coordinator

Broken Hill

FULL TIME

September 12, 2024

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $106,142 - $125,241 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ476108

Location: Broken Hill

Do you have a passion for WHS & Staff Wellbeing?
Do you want to make a difference to remote health services?
Do you have the appetite to bring a new role to life?
If you are successful, you will live and be based in Broken Hill.

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

Oh by the way, we aren't that far away - only 3 hours' drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

About the Opportunity
We have a new exciting opportunity with an immediate start for a professional, collaborative, proactive, resilient, and experienced WHS & Wellness Coordinator to join our fun and supportive People and Culture team, in the Far West Local Health District.

Make this role your own, where your broad and extensive background in WHS, knowledge of safety auditing systems, and your passion for developing and implementing well being initiatives with a specific focus on psychosocial risks will be pivotal to your success in the role.

Your exceptional communication skills will allow you to navigate complex environments, out of the box thinking, influencing and stakeholder management skills to guide FWLHD on its journey to make safety a key focus, in everything we do!

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Review, and implement key WHS Policies, Procedures and practices using them to support people managers in all services across FWLHD.
Develop and assist with the delivery of toolbox talks, monitor and assist with monthly WHS hazard inspections.
Develop actions plans to address identified risks, in consultation with FWLHD senior managers and the RMU.
Implement, and embed, the FWLHD Employee and Wellbeing plan and initiatives to all stakeholders in FWLHD, including KPI’s to analyse , evaluate and monitor effectiveness

What We Offer

5 weeks paid annual leave per year
12 paid ADO's per year
Salary Packaging (Pay Less Tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + relocation is also available
Novated Leasing
Remote Area Housing Benefit
Isolation & Climate allowance
Fitness Passport
Professional development and leadership coaching through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities

About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 900 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

How to Apply
To be considered for this position you will have the following including significant experience and knowledge in WHS/Staff Wellbeing best practice to drive a safety focused culture:

Relevant qualifications in WHS or equivalent experience, skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Work Health Safety Legislation, Mo H and FWLHD policies and procedures, would be highly regarded
Current NSW Drivers licence and willingness to travel within FWLHD.

Please ensure you address the targeted questions as part of your application. You will be asked to provide evidence if selected, to support the selection criteria which can be found in the Position Description below.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact David Green on david.green6@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 9th October 2024

The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

Diversity and Inclusion
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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