About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you: 

You have demonstrated ability in the planning, development, delivery, evaluation, and reporting outcomes of non-clinical training and professional development activities, high-level ability in written and verbal communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem solving and conflict resolution skills. You have experience and ability in contributing to the formulation, implementation, evaluation and reporting of adult learning programs within a multi-disciplinary environment and you are competent in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite to collate, sort and report on data including the use of Pivot tables and chart.

Your opportunity: 

As an Occupational Violence Prevention and Safety Trainer within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) Health Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Unit, you will support the organisation to achieve operational, cultural, and strategic objectives through the implementation of effective solutions, processes, policies, and programs that foster a safe, healthy, and inclusive high performing workforce.

Reporting to the Workplace Health and Safety Training Team Leader, your role is primarily responsible for the professional delivery of the Queensland Health approved occupational violence prevention training program(s) and other safety related training for clinical and non-clinical employees across all CHHHS facilities. Additionally, your role is also responsible for participating in data collation, monitoring, and reporting functions to support continuous due diligence activities and to assist the HSW Unit in the ongoing development and maintenance of the CHHHS safety management system.

Your role: 

• As part of the Hospital and Health Service's team of safety professionals, work in alignment with the Departmental and area health services HSW teams to achieve consistency of health and safety strategies, service delivery arrangements and performance outcomes in relation to occupational violence prevention.
• Provide support and recommendations in collaboration with other health care professionals in relation to occupational violence prevention.
• Deliver occupational violence prevention training, workshops, and presentations to enhance safety and quality for health service staff.
• Deliver other safety training including but not limited to fire safety and patient and manual handling training.
• Facilitate occupational violence risk assessments and inspections of work areas.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )