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• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network 
• Rural Support Service (RSS)
• Salary: $102,171 - $108,071 p.a + Super + Benefits
• Full Time, Temporary - to Oct 2027
  
   

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?    

Bring your Work Health & Safety knowledge and leadership experience to this exciting role as WHS Team Leader withing the Rural Support Service. Working under the Manager – Work Health & Safety and Injury Management you will be responsible for managing the mandated SA Health WHS&IM Framework across regional Local Health Networks and the Rural Support Service. The role provides leadership and support to Senior WHS Consultants, partnering with rLHN WHS teams to develop, implement, monitor and continuously improve WHS systems that identify, assess and control risk. 

You will help deliver operational WHS services to the RSS, including emergency management and security functions, working closely with the Injury Management team, the role supports initiatives to reduce work‑related injury, workers compensation claims and associated costs, while promoting best‑practice WHS and a strong safety culture. 

WHO ARE WE?  

The RSS is a business unit in SA Health and provides services throughout regional South Australia to support the six regional local health networks (LHNs). It employs around 260 people who work in 37 regional, rural and remote SA locations, or in the RSS's three Adelaide offices. 

 WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK   

Many RSS staff enjoy working from home or remotely and benefit from the work-life balance this provides. They enjoy the freedom to further their career while remaining part of their local community and contributing to health care right across regional South Australia. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?  

 How do you lead, influence and build effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders across a complex organisation? 

• Are you a skilled leader who is highly organised, detail‑focused, and able to manage multiple priorities within a regulated WHS environment?  

• Do you engage confidently with people from diverse professional backgrounds, including managers, consultants, health and safety representatives and external agencies?  

• Are you a proactive problem solver who can think strategically, anticipate risks, and drive practical solutions that improve safety outcomes?  

• Are you committed to creating safe, healthy workplaces and achieving high‑quality WHS outcomes that support and protect the workforce? 

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…  

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?  

You will……….    

• Lead and oversee the implementation of best‑practice WHS and Injury Management systems across rLHNs and the Rural Support Service.  

• Support and guide WHS consultants, partnering with stakeholders to manage risk and improve safety outcomes.  

• Manage WHS governance, audits, reporting, and consultative committee processes.  

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen safety culture, reduce work‑related injury, and support workforce wellbeing. 

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?  

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:    

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information  

• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.  

• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.  

• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.  

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?    

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:  

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.   

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.  

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION  

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.   

NEED TO RELOCATE?  

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/  

HELP IS HERE!    

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 934323), or reach out to Kelly Summers, Senior Return to Work Consultant on Phone: 0477 300 975 or via E-mail: kelly.summers@sa.gov.au   

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines  

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on Monday 18^th May, 2026 at 11:55PM  

 Eligibility: Open to Everyone  

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