Senior Advisor, Work Health Safety | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 28 August 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 62912-02RMB
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 August 2026
Contact Officer: Vaish Muralidharan on Vaish.Muralidharan@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 9619

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Unit provides strategic leadership, expert advice, and effective coordination of WHS management strategies, frameworks and activities across Canberra Health Services (CHS). The team delivers advisory and support services and oversees the implementation of systems and processes that help create a safe, accountable and healthy healthcare environment.

As a key member of the team, you will drive WHS initiatives that support a safe and healthy workplace across CHS. You will provide expert advice on WHS compliance, risk management and workplace safety, lead strategic programs and projects, investigate incidents, and develop practical solutions to complex WHS issues. Working closely with a diverse range of stakeholders, you will build strong relationships, influence positive safety outcomes, and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and resources that strengthen our safety culture.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor junior staff and engage effectively with stakeholders. You will have highly developed negotiation and influencing skills, along with a genuine passion for Work Health and Safety and continuous improvement.

Please note: Selection may be based on written application and referee reports only.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of five months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of five months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Leaders and Senior Management