Position Title: Project Officer Occupational Violence Prevention Strategic Projects
Employment Type: Permanent Full-time
Salary Range: $109,857 - $129,624 per annum + 12% super and benefits (Health Mgr Lvl 2)
Location: NSW Ambulance State Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park
Application Close: Midnight of 25 August 2025
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health, and develop your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.
ABOUT NSW AMBULANCE
NSW Ambulance is an integral part of the NSW Health system that must work together seamlessly to deliver services to the community of NSW. We take a values-based leadership approach putting our people at the centre of everything we do, striving to deliver our mission of Excellence in Care through our CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
NSW Ambulance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!
What's on Offer
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) once a month take a paid day off
- Additional Public Holiday
- Generous salary packaging options to help you increase your take home pay: Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + novated leasing
- Fitness passport, and medic-fit gyms at most locations - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy
- Discounted private health insurance
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Collaborative and supportive team
NSW Health and NSW Ambulance have a zero-tolerance stance to any violence or abuse against its workers regardless of who is committing these acts.
NSW Ambulance workers have the right to work in a safe environment.
About the Opportunity
An exciting opportunity to play a key part in coordinating the development and implementation of OV Prevention strategies to improve current work practices and outcomes. The position will focus on steps to improve safety outcomes by undertaking work on initiatives and projects under the guidance of the Manager Occupational Violence (OV) Prevention
In this role will have the opportunity to:
- Contribute to critical OV initiatives and improvement projects.
- Provide effective violence prevention guidance to all NSW Ambulance staff and other stakeholders
- Liaise with stakeholders to provide timely information updates and reports for OV incidents.
- Positively influence the culture of violence prevention in order to build an organisational commitment to effective risk management.
- Research and critically analyse data, identify issues, assess options and prepare accurate and timely recommendations and reports in relation to OV Prevention policy development and / or the implementation of safety policy directives.
About You
We're looking for someone who is resilient and passionate about keeping our staff safe. Ideally, you will bring:
- Experience in violence prevention with a behavioural safety focus in a large diverse service industry organisation. This includes foundational knowledge of current work health and safety legislation and how that relates to workplace violence prevention, criminal law and Court processes
- Proven capacity to implement initiatives including the capacity to plan, manage change, improve performance and project manage.
- Experience navigating complex organisational environments, with the ability to communicate effectively, provide strategic advice, and influence senior managers and key stakeholders to meet project needs.
- Sound analytical skills including the ability to analyse and interpret information, prepare written reports, deal with challenges creatively and achieve business workplace safety solutions. Intermediate skills and experience with Microsoft and Adobe suite of applications.
How to Apply:
Please respond to the below two questions (max 4000 characters including spaces) and submit this with your CV and other required information.
Question 1: Tell us about a time when you had to manage confidential information related to staff safety. How did you ensure integrity and discretion was upheld?
Question 2: Tell us about a time when you had to manage competing priorities across multiple reporting tasks or deadlines. How did you stay organised and deliver results?
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Role Description and Position Conditions and General Information
2) Learn more about careers at NSW Ambulance here
Additional Information
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential criteria articulated in Role Description.
- NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
- Employment of temporary visa holders is only considered if no suitable permanent resident or citizen is identified after labour market testing.
- Eligibility lists and talent pools may be created and used to fill temporary vacancies over the next 18 months at the same, or other locations, that are at the same grade and capability level.
Contact People
Please contact Belinda Boothroyd on Belinda.Boothroyd@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to NSW Ambulance's Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact Leonie Garvey on Leonie.Garvey@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
Please contact ambulance-diversity@health.nsw.gov.au if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.
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