Manager (Occupational Safety and Health)

Rank: Senior Occupational Safety Hygienist (SOSHy)

Department / Cluster: Human Resources Division, HA Head Office

Pay: HK$96,142 to HK$140,903 [HMPS Point 9 to 19] per month (including Monthly Allowance)

Up to 15% of total basic salary (after deducting the contribution of Mandatory Provident Fund by Hospital Authority) as end-of-contract gratuity may be offered to contract staff upon completion of the contract subject to satisfactory performance.

We are looking for high calibre Occupational safety and health professional to join the Hospital Authority (HA) Head Office Human Resources Division to take up the following role:

Job

Reporting to Senior Manager (Occupational Safety & Health and Staff Health) in the Occupational Safety & Health and Staff Health Team, Human Resources Division, the OSH Manager will be responsible for developing, maintaining and overseeing corporate OSH policies and safety manuals/guidelines in the area of occupational safety and hygiene such as ergonomic hazards, (e.g. manual handling operations and display screen equipment), biological hazards (e.g. infectious diseases, respiration protection and ventilation in healthcare environments), chemical hazards(e.g. hazardous substances), and physical hazards (e.g. noise, thermal stress, medical laser, ionizing radiation), etc. Key responsibilities are as follows:

1. Develop, coordinate, monitor and evaluate OSH management;

2. Provide professional advice on hazard management to clusters;

3. Develop, coordinate and implement corporate OSH initiatives/ improvement programmes and alignment of practice in specific hazards management, accident prevention and risk reduction programmes and related training plan to ensure the legal compliance and develop internal expertise;

4. Develop, review, oversee and monitor the implementation of corporate OSH policies, guidelines, procedures, and assessment protocols in the area of occupational safety and hygiene to meet the legislative requirements;

5. Coordinate and serve as resource person for hospital survey/ accreditation;

6. Establish electronic chemical safety management system, and monitoring mechanism for OSH management system implementation;

7. Serve as resource person and account manager for clusters;

8. Explore and bring in state of art technology, international practices to improve risk control; and

9. Provide executive support to concerned Workgroup/ Committee and other central administrative duties.

Requirements

1. A University degree in science/ engineering or equivalent;

2. Master Degree in Occupational Hygiene (OHy)/ Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) or related discipline; OR

Professional qualification in OHy under the national accreditation recognition (NAR) scheme of the International OHy Association (IOHA); and

3. At least 7-year post-qualification experience (full-time equivalent) in management and/ or professional role in OSH in which 3-year experience in middle level (e.g. Executive Officer I, Advanced Practice Nurse, Physiotherapist I or Occupational Therapist I) is included.

Preferred Attributes/Exposure

1. A University degree in science should be preferably in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, OSH, Healthcare or equivalent.

2. Working experience in healthcare sector.

3. Working experience in safety inspection and auditing, staff injury analysis and reporting.

4. Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese as well as good presentation skills.

5. Have the ability to effectively liaise and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

6. Strong analytical, planning and organizing skills to manage multiple tasks independently in a large, busy and complex working organization efficiently and effectively.

7. Good interpersonal and supervisory skills.

8. Responsive, responsible, trustworthy, forward looking and self-motivated.

Remarks

1. May be required to rotate to or take on projects in different OSH portfolios in HA for operational needs and professional development.

2. Please refer to for “Notes to Applicants”.

Please submit application online on or before 7 October 2024. For enquiries, please telephone 2300 6132.