Health & Safety Consultant - Manual Handling - VIC St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Fitzroy Campus

Job Description:

• Best practice implementation
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Permanent, Full Time or Part Time

About the Role

You will provide advice and technical support for health and safety issues, specifically for clinical manual handling (MoveSmart), across the varied work areas at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

You will ensure that health and safety risks are mitigated through robust, effective systems and processes. 

• Assist to develop, implement and review the MoveSmart training program
• Provide assistance to clinical areas to problem solve patient manual handling
• Review incidents and hazard reports, assist with investigations and controls
• Use data and evidence-based systems to identify trends across the organisation.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders

Classifications for this position are listed below:

ZF4 classification ($107,962 per annum, pro-rata for part-time)

VG3 classification ($102.091 per annum, pro-rata for part-time)

Your Contribution

• Health professional with current AHPRA registration
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to undertake a theoretical and practical training program
• Ability and flexibility to work and communicate with varied teams
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and exposure to data programs
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About Health Safety and Wellbeing Department

We are dedicated to ensuring that the organisation adheres to health, safety, and workcover legislation. In collaboration with the organisation, we implement a best practice health and safety management system throughout all SVHM workplaces. The team is multidisciplinary, covering work health and safety (WHS), patient manual handling, aggression prevention, wellbeing, injury management, emergency management, and respiratory protection.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Christina Rennick, General Manager Health Safety and Wellbeing, 92311843, christina.rennick@svha.org.au

Alternate Contact:

Leslea Johnson, 92311847, leslea.johnson@svha.org.au

Closing Date:

29 June 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. 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.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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