Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. 

We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. 

As a leading academic health service, we're committed to providing tomorrow's care today by integrating research, teaching and training into everyday practice. 

Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network. 

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• Pivotal Safety Systems leadership role
• Ensure systems, data, reporting, education, audit and assurance mechanisms are fit for purpose
• Permanent, full time role, based at Kingston Centre, Cheltenham or Monash Medical Centre, Clayton

About the Role 

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced safety professional to lead the Safety Management System, and education that underpin safety performance across one of Victoria’s most complex health services.

Make a tangible contribution to our Health, Safety and Wellbeing team in this vital leadership role.  Reporting to the Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, you’ll be accountable for translating and communicating strategic safety objectives into operational safety management systems and practices across the health service.

Leading a team of five specialists, you’ll work closely with peers across the Safety, Injury Management and Wellbeing teams to embed a consistent, evidence-based approach to safety management at an organisational level.

With a broad scope of responsibilities, your key focus areas will include: 

• Governance and maintenance of our Safety Management System
• Audit, Assurance and Risk
• Data, Reporting and Performance
• Team leadership and capability development
• Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and Education Program design
• Communication and engagement

Based in Cheltenham or Clayton, the role has organisation-wide reach and accordingly travel across Monash Health will be required.  Flexible work arrangements are also available.

About you 

You are motivated by the opportunity to work collaboratively with operational colleagues “on the ground” to help ensure that our safety systems and mechanisms firmly underpin both our duty of care obligations and Board governance requirements, and also meet frontline requirements.

Bringing significant safety systems experience in large, complex organisations, you can demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of audit, assurance and risk as they relate to safety.  You readily build effective, sustained working relationships and your written communication skills enable you to prepare accurate, concise reports up to and including executive level.  Further, you enjoy leading a team to build capability and realise its full potential.

You will also bring something unique, a genuine commitment to simplification. Our frontline staff are busy, skilled and saturated with information. Your job is to make safety easy to do, meaningful and not hard to navigate. That means stripping complexity from processes, cutting document burden, and designing communications that people act on rather than file away.

What you need 

• Extensive experience designing, implementing and maintaining robust safety management systems in large, complex organisations
• Proven ability to translate safety data into meaningful insights and deliver education that drives frontline behaviour change
• Strong knowledge of Victorian OHS legislation, including statutory reporting
• Demonstrated experience in audit, assurance, and governance reporting
• Experience leading TNA processes, and education program design
• Proven people leadership, balancing business-as-usual and project delivery
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, strong communication skills and operational focus
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Workplace Health and Safety (or similar)
• Formal training/certification in OHS management systems
• Current driver’s licence

Experience in a healthcare, emergency services, aged care or other high risk, regulated environment is desirable.

Benefits of working at Monash Health 

Monash Health offers a range of benefits, including: 

• Comprehensive employee health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport
• Five weeks annual leave with leave loading and monthly ADOs for full-time employees 
• Salary packaging benefits

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Cath Jeffries, Director, Health, Safety and Wellbeing on 0438 072 ***.

Position Description can be accessed below:

Our Culture and Values 

At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement. 

Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence. 

You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. 

We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. 

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.  

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 3 July 2026