Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

About the Role:

The Occupational Health & Safety Consultant is the organisation's subject matter expert for workplace health and safety, providing strategic and operational leadership across one of Victoria's largest and most complex health services. Working across acute, sub-acute, mental health, community and corporate environments, the role drives the continuous improvement of Northern Health's occupational health and safety systems, governance and programs while fostering a culture where safety is recognised as a core organisational value and an essential enabler of high-quality patient care.

This is a Part Time, Fixed Term position at 40 hours per fortnight

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Minimum 2 years' experience in an Occupational Health and Safety role within a large, complex and highly regulated organisation.
- Demonstrated Occupational Health and Safety functions within healthcare, public sector or multi-site service environments.
- Proven experience developing, implementing and continuously improving Occupational Health and Safety Systems and organisational safety programs.




- Demonstrated success in strengthening safety culture, organisational capability and workplace harm prevention initiatives.
- Experience partnering with clinical and operational leaders to influence safety outcomes and drive organisational improvement.
- Experience leading critical risk management programs, including occupational violence and aggression, psychosocial hazards, manual handling and workplace injury prevention.
- Experience in regulatory compliance, WorkSafe engagement, audits, inspections and serious incident investigations.
- Proven ability to use performance, risk, injury and workforce data to identify trends, inform decision-making and evaluate organisational performance.
- Experience supporting capital works, infrastructure projects, workplace redesign initiatives and change programs.
- Demonstrated people experience and communication skills in a professional workplace environment.

Next Steps:

If this prospect sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Tracey Wyllie, Director, Health & Safety on 04•• ••• 301

Applications close 3 November 2026

📌 OH&S Consultant (Generalist) (Epping)
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