Work Health Safety Consultant Permanent Full Time position Cabrini Malvern location

About the role

As a Work Health Safety Consultant, you will partner with managers and teams across Cabrini to provide expert, practical advice on identifying and managing physical and psychological risks, investigating incidents and implementing effective controls. You will coach and mentor leaders to build their WHS capability and foster a proactive safety culture, while contributing to the delivery of Cabrini’s WHS Plan and the continuous improvement of our WHS Management System.

Key responsibilities include:

- Provide expert WHS advice, guidance and support to managers and teams across Cabrini.
- Coach and mentor leaders to build WHS capability, proactively manage risks and foster a positive safety culture.
- Support incident and hazard investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions and effective risk controls.
- Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of Cabrini’s WHS Plan, Management System, policies and practices.
- Identify workplace hazards, prevention strategies and opportunities to reduce physical and psychological risks and improve safety outcomes.
- Conduct WHS audits, support the WHS Committee and ensure effective incident and hazard reporting through RiskMan.

About you

Relevant qualifications

- an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in WHS, OHS or a related discipline.
- Strong experience - at least 5 years’ hands-on WHS consulting experience, ideally within a large, complex organisation; healthcare experience is highly regarded.
- Strong technical expertise - sound knowledge of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2004, risk management, incident and hazard investigation, and physical and psychological workplace risks.
- Influencing and coaching capability - excellent relationship‑building, communication and mentoring skills, with the ability to positively influence stakeholders at all levels.
- A proactive,



solutions‑focused approach - demonstrated ability to identify risks, implement practical controls, conduct audits and contribute to continuous improvement.
- Strong systems and technology skills - experience contributing to WHS management systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office; Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is desirable.

Why Cabrini?

- Tax savings - increase your take‑home pay with Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per annum
- Attractive remuneration with guaranteed annual increases + 13% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading
- Access to a range of staff advantages including retail offers, discounted fitness facility memberships, hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
- Discounted Myki Commuter club fare
- Excellent workplace culture in a mission‑based, values driven healthcare organisation
- Opportunity to influence safety outcomes, strengthen leadership capability and contribute to initiatives that make a genuine difference.

Athena Andrews, Director Safety & Wellbeing - 0412 927 995.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for‑purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years. There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state‑of‑the‑art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers,



provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries. Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Cabrini employs health professionals in the medical, nursing and allied health fields as well as employing staff in management, administration, finance, hotel services, logistics, engineering, communications and other support services.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission. As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Our values

- Compassion
- Integrity
- Courage
- Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended. With more than 4000 staff and several campuses, we offer a range of employment opportunities to start, continue or advance your career.

About Us

Cabrini is a Catholic charitable organisation inspired by the spirit and vision of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This order was founded by Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini who was canonised in 1946 and later proclaimed Universal Patron Saint of Immigrants. We are a community of care, reaching out with compassion, integrity, courage and respect to all we serve. With more than 4300 staff, 1000 accredited medical practitioners and several locations, we offer a range of employment opportunities to start, continue or advance your career.

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📌 Work Health Safety Consultant (Melbourne)
🏢 Cabrini Health
📍 Melbourne