Health Advisor

Health Advisor – Gove, Northern Territory

• Exciting opportunity to champion health initiatives to keep our people safe
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Full time position, Monday to Friday roster (occasional weekend support where required)
• Residential role supporting the Rio Tinto Gove, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory
• Culturally unique, family friendly, coastal role

We are looking for a motivated Health Advisor to provide dedicated health support to the Operations and Closure teams at Gove.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated qualified Health Professional to make a positive impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of employees and contract partners.  

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Working in a challenging and exciting environment as a valued member of the Gove HSE Team, you will:

• Design and execute health monitoring programs ensuring they are fit for purpose and aligned with regulatory requirements and the operational risk profile
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Offer technical advice, coaching and provide guidance to enhance site health management
• Provide advice on fitness for work, and support psychological and physical wellbeing programs
• Advise and proactively support injured workers and stakeholders on return-to-work processes whilst promoting best practice injury management support
• Educate, communicate and engage with site leaders, operational personnel and Rio Tinto HSE groups through in house and field-based activities
• Analyse data and ensuring compliance with the Rio Tinto Health and Safety standards and legislative requirements
• Provide advice and support to improve health and safety performance and prevent injury and illness of team members across the operation
• Conduct periodic health surveillance
• Conduct respiratory and ear fit testing services
• Complete data collection and recording of health information and manage this within relevant medical information databases
• Support and participate in the investigations to prevent repeat incidents occurring
• Recommend key control methods (considering the hierarchy of control) for health and safety risk reduction and evaluate control effectiveness
• Participate in and facilitate risk register reviews
• Lead and support the business with broader strategic health and wellbeing improvement initiatives
• Conduct health assurance and governance activities
• Implement improvement initiatives to streamline and leverage key opportunities
• Ensure timely reporting and management of injuries and legislative compliance

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Health (Nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist)
• Current AHPRA registration
• Experience in Occupational Health, preferable in mining, construction or heavy industry
• Sound clinical experience in related discipline
• Experience in scheduling and completing health surveillance
• Experience with Cority (or similar electronic medical records system)
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety systems, standards and key risk management and assurance processes
• Experience performing and interpreting Audiograms (relevant certification desirable)
• Proven skill set in developing and influencing operational practices within Health & Safety
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present information in an engaging and effective manner.
• Experience coaching stakeholders on evidence-based injury management
• Broad experience with occupational injury management, return to work and workers compensation claims management
• High level of professionalism, customer service and attention to detail in working and collaborating with team members and managing confidential medical records and matters
• Self-motivated work ethic and a commitment to continuous improvement
• A commitment to the safety of yourself, your team and community
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and support activities in a cross functional team
• Preferable a manual driver’s license

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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.

Where you’ll be working

Our Rio Tinto Gove have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.