CRVCID 727357
This is a Permanent Full-Time position for 76 hours
per fortnight.
Are you an experienced Work Health and Safety leader who can
drive meaningful change in a complex, high‑risk healthcare
environment?
CAHS is seeking a Manager, Work Health and
Safety to provide strategic and operational leadership in
building safe, healthy and psychologically supportive workplaces
for our workforce—so they can deliver the best possible care to
children and families across Western Australia.
This role reflects CAHS’ commitment to workforce
wellbeing, strong governance, and continuous improvement,
aligned to our strategic priorities and values of
compassion, collaboration, equity, respect, excellence and
accountability.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Work Health Safety and Wellbeing
you will provide expert leadership across the full spectrum of work
health and safety, including physical and psychosocial as well as
regulatory compliance.
You will work closely with executive leaders, clinicians and
operational teams to embed effective safety systems, strengthen
risk management maturity and foster a positive and sustainable
safety culture across CAHS.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing a multidisciplinary WHS team to
deliver enterprise‑wide safety outcomes
- Providing authoritative advice on WA WHS legislation, Codes
of Practice and health sector obligations, including
psychosocial hazards
- Establishing and strengthening WHS governance, assurance,
reporting and performance monitoring frameworks
- Driving continuous improvement through incident management,
investigations and systemic risk controls
- Partnering with leaders to embed safety and wellbeing into
everyday clinical and operational decision‑making
- Contributing to organisational strategies that support
workforce wellbeing, psychological safety and safe patient
care
About You
You are a collaborative and credible WHS leader with the
confidence to influence at senior levels and the capability to
operate effectively in a complex public healthcare system.
You will bring:
- A tertiary qualification in Work Health and Safety or a
related discipline, with substantial senior‑level
experience
- Demonstrated success leading WHS functions within complex,
high‑risk organisations (healthcare desirable)
- Strong knowledge of WHS legislation, psychosocial risk
management and safety governance
- Proven ability to translate regulatory and strategic
requirements into practical, sustainable operational
outcomes
- Highly developed communication, coaching and stakeholder
engagement skills
- A commitment to equity, wellbeing and public value
consistent with CAHS values
Why Join CAHS?
At CAHS, safety is foundational to everything we do. By
supporting the health and wellbeing of our workforce, we enable
compassionate, high‑quality care for WA’s children and
families—today and into the future.
This role offers the opportunity to lead at scale, shape system
maturity, and make a lasting impact across CAHS
The Child and Adolescent Health Service
(CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider
for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only
dedicated health service for infants, children and young people.
CAHS is made up four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health,
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and Perth
Children’s Hospital (PCH). Consisting of over 6,500 employees, our
services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospital
(KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community
clinics across the metropolitan area.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS and
our services please click here.
Selection Criteria: Please see the
attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
For Further Job-Related Information: We
encourage you to contact Lara Williams on 0481 402 229.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of
discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace
diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from
culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal
workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a
measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of
discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace
diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from
culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal
workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a
measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be
required to undertake a working with children check (if required
for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask
referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
For Assistance including any
adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential
enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition
Recruitment Team (START) service via
email: CAHS.TalentAcquisition@health.wa.gov.au
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised
vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected
from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period
of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate
endorses the recruitment decision.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Application Instructions: Applicants are
requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in
order to apply online. This email address will be used for
communication with applicants.
Your ability to meet the work related requirements will be
assessed throughout the recruitment process. For your written
application please provide the following:
- a statement addressing the selection criteria in no
more than 2-3 pages
- a covering letter outlining your suitability for
this position
- a current resume which summarises your experience
and how you are able to meet the position
requirements.
- The name, email and contact details of two
referees who can be contacted to provide an employment
reference (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior
to contacting your listed referees).
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to
complete the online application process as you will be required to
answer various questions and attach your documentation.
CAHS values: To achieve our vision
of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is
committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and
shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration,
Equity, Respect, Excellence and
Accountability. During the selection process you may
be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this
position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions
regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
