The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

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Director, Safety Culture
The Royal Melbourne Hospital – People & Culture

• Lead RMH’s safety culture across all sites and programs
• Senior leadership opportunity driving OHS, injury management, and wellbeing
• Full Time, Ongoing | Parkville location

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH):

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Victoria’s leading public healthcare providers, delivering safe, high-quality, person-centred care across a comprehensive range of hospital and community-based services. Guided by our values — People First, Lead with Kindness, and Excellence Together — we are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse community.

About the Role:

The Director, Safety Culture plays a pivotal role in leading a proactive and integrated approach to safety across RMH. You will oversee the strategic development, implementation, and governance of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) systems, including injury management, WorkCover, manual handling, respiratory protection, and recovery-at-work programs.

As a key member of the People & Culture leadership team, you will champion initiatives that empower our workforce to prioritise both physical and psychological safety. You will lead a team of dedicated safety professionals and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver best-practice safety outcomes that align with RMH’s values and strategic goals.

About You:

You are an experienced and consultative leader who brings:

• Extensive experience in OHS, injury management, and safety strategy within complex organisations
• A commitment to RMH’s values — putting people first, leading with kindness, and achieving excellence together
• Strong ability to build effective partnerships and influence across all levels of the organisation
• Proven capability to drive cultural change and embed a proactive, learning-oriented safety culture
• Confidence navigating complex systems to deliver safe, healthy, and thriving workplaces

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Salary packaging options – earn up to $12,000 tax-free
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADOs (for full-time employees)
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities
• Be part of a values-led organisation that puts people first

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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.