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If you're driven by meaningful WHS work, SALHN offers the network, the challenge, and the purpose to match.

The WHS Business Partner plays a hands-on role in protecting the health and safety of SALHN's workforce. Reporting to the WHS Preventions Team Leader, you'll partner with divisional leaders, employees, health and safety representatives, and contractors to implement WHS management systems, investigate incidents, and respond to emerging risks. From conducting safety audits and producing due diligence reports to leading SafeWork SA investigations and facilitating WHS education, this role touches every layer of safety practice across the network.

About the role: 

• Implement and contribute to the development of WHS systems, processes, policies, and procedures across assigned divisional portfolios, ensuring local initiatives align with SA Health's strategic objectives and meet legislative and accreditation standards
• Provide specialist WHS advice on legislation, standards, SA Health policy and SALHN procedures, including the planning and delivery of educational in-service training and instruction to build capability across divisional teams
• Produce formal WHS risk assessments in partnership with managers, supervisors, health and safety representatives, Workfit Services and workers, in response to identified significant injuries or service redevelopment activities
• Facilitate worksite safety inspection audits, generating hazard reports and partnering with divisional stake holders to resolve compliance issues

About you:

• Demonstrated experience providing leadership, guidance, and consultancy to stakeholders across a large, complex organisation including executive, managers and health and safety representative's
• Sound knowledge of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, WorkCover Self-Insurer Performance Standards and delegated WHS roles and responsibilities
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and cooperation with senior management, health professionals and key stakeholders
• Relevant tertiary qualification in WHS, health, psychology, behavioural science, allied health, or equivalent demonstrated knowledge of WHS legislation and the application of ISO 45001

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Kate Cocks - WHS Prevention Manager, Kate.Cocks@sa.gov.au,  0435 571 571

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 12th July 2026

Attachments:

• 944412 Work Health Safety Business Partner - Role Description
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• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 944412