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Staff benefits

Western Health offers a wide range of employee benefits including salary packaging, flexible work options, professional development, wellbeing programs and staff recognition awards.

At Western Health, we value our people – and we’re proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support your wellbeing, professional growth and work-life balance. We also partner with trusted organisations to give our employees access to discounts on goods and services.

 

Salary packaging

All Western Health employees can access salary packaging, a tax-effective way to increase your take-home pay. You can nominate certain living expenses (like mortgage, rent or credit card payments) to be paid from your pre-tax income, which may reduce the tax you pay.

 

You can package:

  • up to $9,010 tax-free on eligible expenses (amounting up to 80% of salary)
  • an additional $2,650 per year for meal entertainment.

 

Salary packaging is available to full-time, part-time and casual staff.

 

Career and professional development

We’re committed to helping you reach your full potential. Western Health provides clear development pathways and supports lifelong learning through a variety of education programs.

 

You’ll have access to:

  • clinical education programs
  • leadership training
  • postgraduate study
  • scholarships for nurses and midwives
  • computer training
  • on-site Registered Training Organisation (RTO) courses

 

Find out more about Western Health’s professional development and training opportunities.

 

Work-life balance

We offer flexible working arrangements to help you balance life and work. Many of our positions are for full time, part-time, casual or even night shift work, and flexible rostering is available in many areas.

 

Health and wellbeing initiatives

We provide a range of programs to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including:

  • an on-site gym at our Sunshine and Footscray Hospitals
  • yoga classes – 10-week introductory courses at Sunshine and Footscray Hospitals
  • annual flu and vaccination program at all hospital sites
  • Critical Incident Response (CIR) – emotional support after stressful or traumatic events
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free, confidential counselling for staff dealing with stress, mental health or personal issues.

 

Reward and recognition

We celebrate our staff for their contributions and commitment to our values through:

  • INSPIRE Awards – recognising individuals and teams who inspire others
  • Chief Executive’s Positive Workplace Award – celebrating those who help create a great place to work
  • Employee Service Awards – honouring long-serving staff
  • Occupational Health and Safety Awards – recognising safe work practices
  • Best Care Awards – recognising outstanding improvement projects in person-centred care.
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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands and waterways on which Western Health staff, volunteers, consumers and caregivers come together. As we work, learn and grow, we pay our deep respects to the Elders and Traditional Custodians past, present and emerging of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung, Boon Wurrung, Bunurong and Wadawurrung Countries of the greater Kulin Nation. We are committed to the healing of country, working towards equity in health outcomes, and the ongoing journey of reconciliation. Western Health is committed to respectfully listening and learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we are truly guided by the values of relationship, responsibility and respect.