Overview

Western Health is committed to valuing our people and the significant life choice individuals make to serve their community through involvement in a health service organisation. Western Health openly acknowledges that it is the dedication, commitment and hard work of our talented workforce that enables Western Health to deliver the high quality and extensive range of health services that we do - to improve the health and well being of the Western Health population.

To this end Western Health is very committed to ensuring that our people have a safe, caring, friendly, and healthy work environment and culture from which to perform our respective roles and responsibilities.

Achievements to date

Gap analysis baseline established through the 2007 People Matters Survey
Open and transparent communication mediums to help staff stay in tune with key news and events across Western Health
Regular engagement with health sector union representatives to ensure they are well informed to keep staff aware of key issues
A comprehensive range of staff training and education program opportunities to enable staff to stay well informed with relevant knowledge required to perform their respective roles
Active and committed Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) units in place for staff to access.

Strategic Objectives

Values driven organisation
Leadership inspires and enables delivery of strategic objectives
Focused on achieving performance excellence
Workforce has the capability and capacity to deliver strategic objectives
* Promotes safe & health people at work.