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$118,821 - $140,201 per annum + 12% super & salary packaging | Temporary Full-Time until 19 September 2027 | Wollongong Hospital (TWH) | REQ | Grade: Health Manager Level 2 | Applications close: 15 October 2026

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To provide strategic support to the Senior Manager Workforce Health and Safety for District‑wide safety initiatives, and to provide WHS support to ISLHD’s hospital sites and Service groups as directed. To ensure compliance with ISLHD’s Work Health and Safety Management System (SMS), including compliance with ISLHD’s WHS strategic direction and relevant statutory requirements.

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed‑base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community‑based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle perks of living and working in Wollongong here.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work‑life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full‑time employees)
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre‑taxed salary (eligible full‑time employees)




- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

- Visit the Stepping Up website here . Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.

Please note you must have the following essential requirements:

- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category B role.
- Relevant qualifications in WHS (minimum Certificate IV in WHS) or equivalent experience and relevant skills and knowledge in Risk Management, along with demonstrated experience in the proactive application of risk management processes in the workplace.
- Current, unrestricted Driver’s Licence.

This is a temporary leave relief position until 19 September 2027 with the possibility of extension.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child‑secure environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel protected, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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📌 Safety Advisor (City of Wollongong)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 City of Wollongong