Principal Consultant, Health & Safety (IFA)
Queensland Ambulance Service
(Organisation site )Human Resources; Office of the Deputy Commissioner Corp Services; Head Office; KedronThe Principal Consultant, Health & Safety is responsible to lead the development, implementation support, monitoring and continual improvement of the QAS Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS), to support the QAS to achieve the objectives of the QAS Strategy 2022-2027. The role is responsible for providing professional leadership and delivering expert advice and support to health and safety consultants/advisors, management, and staff across the QAS in a broad range of health and safety matters, as required.
This role has a specific focus on the application of human factors and ergonomics practice across the three domains of ergonomics; physical; cognitive and organisational, reaching into all aspects of the operations to positively influence the design of work.The following mandatory requirements, special conditions and/or other requirements apply to this role:• Whilst not mandatory, a tertiary or postgraduate qualification in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Organisational Psychology, Safety Science or a related field (or working towards), will be highly regarded.We are seeking applicants who, within the context of the role responsibilities, possess the following key attributes:• Demonstrated extensive knowledge and understanding of contemporary evidence and practice and the legislative framework governing workplace health and safety and workers' compensation in Queensland, and the proven ability to apply that knowledge to develop and implement effective human factors and ergonomics programs and work design solutions, in a statewide organisation.• Proven ability to drive the implementation of organisational plans, governance, risk management and interventions, applying human factors and ergonomics practice, in order to achieve health and safety, productivity, patient care and injury management performance excellence and best practice.• Demonstrated highly developed conceptual, problem solving and analytical skills including the proven ability to report on and analyse performance data from a variety of sources, to drive performance improvement.• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to effectively engage, collaborate, influence, resolve conflict and innovate within an internal network of health and safety professionals, as well as with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, to facilitate their cooperation and support to achieve desired outcomes.• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and organise work to achieve goals and meet deadlines, including dealing with competing demands and managing multiple projects and tasks in a complex environment.Applications to remain current for 12 months.Further information
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