Group Health, Safety & Wellbeing Systems Manager

The Group Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Systems Manager is a senior leadership role that ensures compliance with health, safety, and wellbeing governance across the organisation. In partnership with the Group Director Work, Health and Safety, this position has a key role in ensuring adherence to occupational health and safety laws, regulatory frameworks, and best practices while driving continuous improvement in the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management Systems processes.

Leveraging extensive OHS experience and qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety, this role will oversee third party contractor management, support safety audits, regulatory compliance, training material updates, and WHS documentation to ensure legislative compliance and support the preparation of documents in the Epworth WHS system in accordance with legislative and other compliance requirements to achieve best safety practice.

Acting as a key OHS governance partner, this role supports compliance reporting, policy standardisation, and safety risk management. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will help develop and implement safety plans, drive continuous improvement, and support initiatives that minimise workplace injury and illness risks.

There will be a requirement to travel across multiple sites as required, along with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development in workplace safety and legal compliance.

You will make an impact by:

• Overseeing and enhancing the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System including third party contractor management to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
• Monitoring and reviewing, ensuring adherence to Occupational Health and Safety Victoria Act, regulations, standards, and industry best practices.
• Developing, implementing, and overseeing the audit program
• Collaborating with the Group Director Risk, Internal Audit and Compliance to integrate safety compliance in Epworth’s Risk Register, supporting enhanced risk management practices.
• Facilitating ongoing training and education for employees on Occupational Health and Safety legislation, risk management, and compliance strategies.
• Collaborating with executives and key internal stakeholders to integrate safety compliance initiatives across all levels, driving continuous improvement and fostering a mature safety culture.

Position Description Inherent Requirements

To be successful in this role…
You will have demonstrated experience in the implementation and management of Safety Management Systems, such as ISO 45001 or self-insurance frameworks. You will bring proven experience in organisational wide transformation in health and safety systems in a complex large multisite organisation and experience in project management including the ability to lead, manage and influence other members of the business.

You will bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders in a complex environment with the ability to influence and inspire change.

You will be a strategic thinker and drive organisational-wide transformation in safety governance, and be outcomes focused in your approach, especially when the context may not be clear.

You will have:

• Tertiary level qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant Victorian OHS legislation, Codes of Practice and standards
• Ability to apply statutory obligations in workplace safety and governance.
• Contractual and Regulatory Compliance: skilled in policy development, legal documentation, and audit preparation.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with an ability to prepare management/Board reports and other WHS documentation.
• Experience with auditing, assurance and compliance, as well as risk management principles.
• Strong interpersonal skills including an ability to engage appropriately with staff at all levels of the organisation resulting in cultural change where OHS responsibilities become an integral part of managing a business
• Strong knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety and the ability to consult and deliver results in a highly regulated, complex, and multi-site environment
• Auditing qualifications (desirable)
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated successful change leadership/management experience (desirable)

At Epworth, it’s a community.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to make a difference?

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For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact talent@epworth.org.au

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.