Occupational Health Nurse/Advisor
- Make a positive contribution to health and wellbeing
- 12 month fixed term contract - Brisbane based
- Monday to Friday role
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for an Occupational Health Nurse/Advisor to support Rio Tinto Pacific Operations in the provision of health and wellness services and injury management, alongside a team of health and hygiene professionals. Specifically supporting the co-ordination of the COVID-19 response across the RTA Pacific Operations.
This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to assist in driving a strong health and wellbeing program.
Reporting to the RTA Health and Hygiene Global team and working in a collaborative community, you will:
- Provide SME support for COVID19 across sites including management of the Antigen screening program, Vaccination program support, monitoring and adapting site controls to Government guidance;
- Providing technical health support and guidance to the Operational Health and Hygiene site teams to manage and reduce health risk profiles;
- Coordinating and delivering health and wellbeing promotion across sites;
- Support and provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for implementation of best practice in health/ clinical matters across sites;
- Coordinate health & safety reporting and assurance functions for HSE management system requirements (as needed);
- Use technical knowledge to solve problems and recommend solutions;
- Provide coaching/mentoring/guidance to Occupational Health Clinic staff.
What you will bring
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional registration
- Experience in occupational health, preferably in mining, construction, or heavy industry
- Relevant experience to the COVID-19 response, supporting the deployment vaccination and screening programs would be beneficial
- Previous experience with return to work coordination/injury management skills
- Experience with medical surveillance
- Applied knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations
- An ability to work collaboratively and engage with variety of stakeholder to achieve desired outcomes.
- A self-motivated work ethic and a commitment to continuous improvement
- Good computer skills (previous SAP and Cority use desirable)
- Exceptional communication skills
What we offer
- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
- Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
- Excellent retirement plan
- A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
