Manager Injury Prevention

We're reimagining People and Culture at Darling Downs Health

As our organisation grows, we're building a more strategic, connected and future-focused People and Culture division. This is one of several new roles we're investing in as we grow our People and Culture team, bringing together passionate professionals to shape the future of work at Darling Downs Health.

If you're passionate about people, driven by purpose and excited by the opportunity to make a real impact at scale, there's never been a better time to join us.

Help us create a great place to work, so our people can continue delivering great care.

What your day could look like

As Manager Injury Prevention, you'll help create safer workplaces by leading injury prevention initiatives and partnering with leaders on workplace health and safety matters. Your work will support staff wellbeing and organisational performance. Every day, you'll:

• Lead a high-performing team to reduce risks and improve safety outcomes.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen safety capability, accountability and culture.
• Drive investigations and improvement initiatives to prevent future incidents.
• Use data and emerging risks to inform safety strategies and workforce wellbeing.

Let's Talk About You

You're a people-focused leader who combines sound judgement with a genuine commitment to safety and wellbeing. You build strong relationships, manage complex challenges effectively and inspire positive change. You'll be motivated by creating safer workplaces and helping others succeed. To thrive in this role, you'll bring:

• Leadership experience in workplace health and safety, injury prevention or a related field.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience managing risk, analysing issues and driving improvement.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to lead change and deliver results.

Qualifications in workplace health and safety, or experience leading safety programs in a large organisation, will be highly regarded. Above all, you'll demonstrate Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage while helping create safer workplaces for the people who care for our communities.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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