HR Business Partner

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• Parental leave cover – 12 months
• Full time – 38 hours per week
• Flexible & hybrid working, from our office at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital or your home

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About HR Partnering and Workforce Development

The HR Partnering & Workforce Development team is helping shape the future of work at Austin Health. As we continue to evolve our People & Culture approach, we are focused on creating a contemporary workforce experience that strengthens organisational performance, supports cultural transformation and enables our people to do their best work.

Our team works across the employee lifecycle to deliver high-value, strategic workforce solutions that enhance attraction, retention, leadership capability, workforce development, employee experience and organisational effectiveness. We partner with leaders to build inclusive, high-performing teams, navigate change with confidence and prepare the workforce for future challenges and opportunities.

About the role

Join Austin Health’s HR Partnering & Workforce Development team and help shape a contemporary, capable, and future-ready workforce.

We are seeking a HR Business Partner who enjoys building trusted relationships, solving complex people challenges and supporting leaders to create positive, high-performing workplaces.

Working alongside Senior HR Business Partners, you will partner with an allocated client group to provide practical advice, coaching and support across the employee lifecycle. You will work on a broad range of matters, including performance management, employee relations, enterprise agreement interpretation, leave and absence management, classification reviews, organisational change, and workforce initiatives.

You will also contribute to strategic People & Culture projects focused on areas such as talent management, leadership capability, culture, employee engagement, workforce development, and organisational effectiveness.

A regular day will see you:   

• Build strong partnerships with leaders and provide trusted, practical HR advice.
• Support managers to navigate a broad range of workforce and employee relations matters.
• Provide advice on enterprise agreements, performance management, leave and absence, probation, job evaluation, and classification.
• Support cultural change, organisational development and workforce initiatives.
• Contribute to People & Culture projects that deliver Austin Health’s strategic priorities.

• Collaborate with colleagues across People & Culture to provide an integrated and responsive service.

About you

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Strong interpersonal, consulting and relationship management skills.
• Sound judgement and the confidence to provide pragmatic, considered advice.
• The ability to work collaboratively and contribute positively to team decision-making.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Experience within the health sector and tertiary qualifications in human resources, business or a related discipline will be highly regarded but are not essential.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Siobhan Vivian, Director HR Partnering and Workforce Development at Siobhan.VIVIAN@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Sunday 1 November 2026