Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in one of New Zealand’s largest health organisations?

We’re looking for a proactive and passionate Health & Safety Adviser to join our Dunedin-based team supporting Hospital Specialist Services. Starting ASAP and working through until October 2025, this full-time contract role offers the opportunity to contribute to essential safety initiatives while gaining valuable experience in a dynamic healthcare environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Lead with care: Triaging and reviewing Safety 1st reports, and leading investigations into significant health and safety events.
  • Drive improvement: Support the implementation and closure of corrective action plans to strengthen safety outcomes.
  • Empower teams: Coordinate Health & Safety Representatives and facilitate engaging forum meetings.
  • Maintain excellence: Contribute to the AEP Audit Programme, including conducting audits and ensuring follow-through on corrective actions.
  • Be the safety voice: Represent H&S perspectives at operational meetings.
  • Promote best practice: Assist departments with rolling out new policies and procedures.
  • Deliver insights: Support monthly reporting requirements to keep stakeholders informed and engaged.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Proven experience in health and safety advisory roles – ideally in healthcare or high-risk industries.
  • Strong investigative and reporting skills.
  • Confident communicator and facilitator with a proactive, can-do attitude.
  • A relevant qualification in Health & Safety is desirable.

This is your chance to contribute to a vital part of New Zealand’s health system, where your work will help keep staff, patients, and visitors safe every day. You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative team in a role that offers variety, responsibility, and the opportunity to grow.

Apply now with your CV to be considered.

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