Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

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The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor role at Hato Hone St John is a full-time onsite position available in Napier, New Plymouth or Palmerston North, serving as the primary HSW contact for the Ambulance Services portfolio. You’ll partner with frontline leaders to embed practical risk management, assurance activities and wellbeing initiatives while building capability and ensuring HSW practices are part of everyday operations. Key requirements include a recognised occupational health and safety qualification, 3+ years of advisory experience, and the ability to facilitate learning, investigations and psychosocial risk management. To apply, tailor your CV to demonstrate stakeholder influence and concrete improvements, submit by 4 August 2026, and contact Anita Teague for a confidential discussion; emphasize your alignment with St John values and inclusivity, and note any accessibility needs.

Company Description

Ko wai mātou - About us:

Hato Hone St John has been serving New Zealanders since 1885. Today, we have nearly 12,000 kaimahi working across Aotearoa to enhance the health and wellbeing of our communities. From responding to 111 calls to supporting people to stay healthy through health education, access and monitoring, we make a life-changing difference every day.

Job Description

He aha te tūranga - About the role: 

As a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor you'll partner with leaders and teams to create safe, healthy and sustainable workplaces. As the key HSW contact for the Ambulance Services portfolio, you will build strong relationships across operational teams, provide practical advice and guidance, support effective risk management, and drive the implementation of health, safety and wellbeing initiatives. Working closely with stakeholders, you will help build capability, influence positive safety outcomes, and ensure HSW practices are embedded into everyday operations.

This role can be located in Napier, New Plymouth or Palmerston North.

• Act as primary HSW contact for frontline leaders, providing responsive coaching and practical guidance and ensure compliance with organisational and legislative requirements.
• Lead and support core HSW activities including risk and hazard management, assurance, and audits.
• Maintain a strong understanding of rehabilitation procedures, possible workplace accommodations, ACC operations, and ACC entitlements.
• Design and deliver facilitated learning sessions, workshops and practical development opportunities across health, safety, and wellbeing topics. 
• Maintain an understanding of psychosocial risk management, psychological health, and occupational health principles.

Qualifications

Ko wai koe - About you:

You bring sound judgement, professionalism, and integrity, cutting through complexity with a practical, solutions-focused approach. You build trust quickly, working collaboratively and influencing through clear thinking and strong relationships.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A recognised qualification in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent qualification).
• Demonstrated experience providing health, safety, and well-being advice (3 or more years).
• Applies pragmatic, context-specific HSW practices across diverse operational environments with varying risk and maturity levels.
• Supports incident investigations, risk assessments, assurance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate learning and building capability.

Additional Information

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click “I’m interested” expressions of interest will close on 4th August 2026

For further information please contact Anita Teague, [email protected] for a confidential discussion.

At Hato Hone St John, we embrace diversity, welcoming everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We value unique perspectives, fostering inclusivity to better serve our communities, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone belongs.

E pōhiritia nei e mātou, te whānau o Hato Hone St John, ngā rerekētanga o ia tāngata ki te haramai.  E āwhinatia e mātou I ngā whakaaro rerekē, kia mahi pai I roto I ngā hāpori katoa.  Ko tā mātou nei haepapa, kia hanga tētahi āhuru mōwai mā tatou, kia mahi haumaru ai.

If you need accommodations for accessibility, please reach out to the recruiter listed for equitable participation in our recruitment process.

Research shows that women and people from under-represented groups are less likely to apply for roles when their experience doesn’t match the job description perfectly. If you’re excited and think you have what it takes, we want to hear from you! Even if your experience doesn’t align 100%. Please apply or contact the recruitment advisor listed on the advertisement for a kōrero.