Health Safety & Wellbeing Partner

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $91,326 - $121,497 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ679268
Location: Kogarah, Sydney
Applications Close: Sunday, 2 August 2026
 
Where you'll be working
 
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Services is committed to supporting our people in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace where we can deliver the highest standards of health, safety, and wellbeing services, through continuously improving safety risk management performance, and encouraging a strong and responsible safety culture across our District. You will be working in a collaborative, supportive environment with a team that is passionate about building partnerships to provide a safe work environment for our people, and promote a healthy, safety conscious culture. 
 
The role
 
This position acts as a focal point for Health and Safety (WHS) matters and provides advisory services to support leaders, frontline managers and all health workers across South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), in meeting safety compliance obligations and strategic direction.  A key focus of this role is to collaborate and partner with our people to promote, implement, maintain, review and continuously improve the SESLHD health and safety management system and processes. 
 
Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

  
Are you ready to join us?
 
We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

1. Can you provide an example of a time when you led or significantly contributed to the development of a positive safety culture within a site, team, or operational area? What do you consider to be the key factors for establishing a strong safety culture, and how do you personally contribute to achieving and maintaining it?
2. How would you partner with, consult, and engage key stakeholders to ensure Health, Safety and Wellbeing programs are successfully implemented and supported across the organisation, including the support of the executive leadership team?

 
Need more information? 
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Deborah Lee on deborah.lee2@health.nsw.gov.au
 
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
 
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
 
Reasonable Adjustments
 
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-District@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
 
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. 
 
Information for applicants:

• If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website