CRVCID 735307

Are you an experienced professional passionate about safety, quality, and training within food services?

This is a Permanent Full-Time appointment.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start!

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Group Safety, Quality and Training Officer to join our Food Services team. This pivotal role is responsible for driving best practice in food safety, quality assurance, and workforce training across multiple sites. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. The successful applicant shall oversee and maintain  Food Safety & Quality Plans for the Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG) which meet South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) goals and objectives. Responsible for the development, implementation and compliance of Food Services Safety & Quality Systems across FSFHG Food Services.

The position is responsible for ensuring Food Services operate in accordance with relevant legislative, regulatory and accreditation requirements, while providing governance and oversight of site-based Food Safety Programs to ensure consistency and effectiveness across all locations. 

The role also supports the development of Food Services teams through structured training frameworks, and contributes to the standardisation of procedures, guidelines and practices. 

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 900-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine. The service runs on a fresh cook and chill food model delivering  approximately 72,000 meals per month using regenerative food systems to meet diverse dietary requirements, strict allergen controls, and IDDSI-compliant texture-modified standards.

Fremantle Hospital is a 400-bed specialist hospital focused on providing high-quality aged care, mental health, secondary rehabilitation, planned surgeries and medical services. The service runs on a pre-prepared food model delivering approximately 36,000 meals per month using regenerative food systems to meet diverse dietary requirements, strict allergen controls, and IDDSI-compliant texture-modified standards.

Fiona Stanley Cockburn Health (FSHCH) is a 75-bed facility focusing on women’s mental health and Care Awaiting Placement healthcare. The service runs on fresh cook food model delivering nearly 7,000 plated meals per month to meet diverse dietary requirements, strict allergen controls, and IDDSI-compliant texture-modified standards.

SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):     

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance      
• Flexible working arrangements      
• Flexible leave arrangements      
• Other professional and location-based allowances
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