Manager, Health & Safety Operations

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $127,150 - $144,444 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: CCLHD
Requisition ID: REQ591755
Applications Close: Sunday, 17th August 2025 at 11:59pm

Be the force that drives safety, innovation and high-performing WHS leadership across a complex health environment.

At Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), our vision is simple and powerful: Trusted Care. Better Health for Everyone.

We’re looking for a transformational safety leader to bring this vision to life, championing Work Health & Safety (WHS) across our District with strategic oversight, team unity, and the courage to lead from the front.

About the Role

As the Manager, Health & Safety Operations, you’ll lead a district-wide WHS team that supports every CCLHD facility and service. This is more than a management role, it’s a unique opportunity to:

• Unite and uplift a WHS team dispersed across multiple sites, fostering cohesion and high performance.
• Influence safety culture at all levels, from the boardroom to the frontline while navigating the pressures of a complex, dynamic health system.
• Lead innovation and change, challenging the status quo to embed proactive, preventative safety practices.
• Coach and motivate others through clarity, connection, and capability uplift especially during periods of stress or operational complexity.

• Build partnerships with executive leaders, SafeWork NSW, unions and frontline managers to deliver results that matter.

You'll report directly to the Associate Director, Health Safety & Wellbeing to drive performance, harness data insights, embed psychosocial risk prevention, and ensure safety is part of everyone's everyday.

For more information about this role, please view the Position Description.
 
About You

• Proven experience leading WHS teams in complex, multi-site environments.
• Strong interpersonal influence and a confident, grounded approach when engaging senior stakeholders and highly pressured teams.
• Exceptional knowledge of WHS legislation, psychosocial risk, and the ability to turn compliance into meaningful impact.

• A strategic and solutions-focused mindset, you don’t wait for change, you lead it.

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Be part of an organisation that puts people first, from our workforce to our patients.
• Drive district-wide impact in a role that blends leadership, legislation, innovation and care.
• Collaborate in a forward-thinking People & Culture team that’s committed to growing its WHS footprint.

• Live and work on the beautiful Central Coast—beachside lifestyle, city connectivity.

Applicants must have current work rights in Australia or be a permanent resident or citizen. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants who do not meet this requirement.  

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance – Enjoy an accrued day off each month, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
• Financial Benefits – Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
• Health & Wellbeing – Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
• Career Growth – Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.

For more information, please visit Benefits at CCLHD 

Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health 

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards. 

Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
 
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the Stepping Up initiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process.
 
Vaccination Requirements 

All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive (PD2024_015). Please note that this is a Category B position which requires mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases, including annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.

Applicants must provide appropriate evidence of compliance prior to commencement. For detailed information, please refer to the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Policy. 

NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.
 
Additional Information
 
An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions. 

Need More Information?
 
For role-related queries, please contact Lana Hogno on: 
Phone: 0407 590 895
Email: lana.hogno@health.nsw.gov.au 
 
Click here to find out more about applying for this position.
 
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You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.