Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $109857 - $129624 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ555237
Location: Broken Hill NSW

Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing

The JMO Manager is responsible for the operational management of the Junior Medical Workforce:

• Provide support to Clinical Directors, Term Supervisors, DPET, Medical Workforce Manager and EDMS in relation to a range of JMO Medical Workforce Unit processes.
• Work with the Medical Services Workforce Manager and Executive Director of Medical Services regarding JMO service planning and redesign with implementation and monitoring local workforce strategies to recruit and retain the appropriate numbers and mix of junior medical staff at BHHS.
• Lead the recruitment, appointment, contracting, rostering, credentialing, orientation, onboarding and performance management of all junior and non-specialist medical staff.

Incentives

• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
• Novated leasing
• A paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
• Leaning and Development support with access to further education & training
• Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
• Fitness passport
• A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep

About Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible by selecting APPLY NOW below:

• People Management experience with demonstrated ability to interpret and apply all relevant Industrial Awards, Agreements, Determinations and other relevant policy and/or legislative instruments governing the employment of Junior Medical Officers in New South Wales.
• Demonstrated management experience in workforce budgeting and coordination of workforce rostering and deployments to meet service requirements, education and training needs and operational efficiencies.
• Excellent leadership, management and communication skills demonstrated through successful practice in current and previous roles with experience or demonstrated capacity to understand matters relating to the junior and non-specialist medical workforce relevant to the requirements of the position.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people at all levels of a health service and proven ability to negotiate effectively with senior managers and senior clinicians
• High level and demonstrated sound organisational, analytical, and complex problem-solving skills with the ability to successfully manage competing priorities, deliver quality outcomes and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent negotiation, decision making and conflict resolution skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Excellent data analytical skills and ability to analyse complex information within an industrial framework to determine divergence/ compliance from best practice human resource management including rostering, deployment, and remuneration of Junior Medical Officers.
• Highly developed problem-solving, coordination and organisational skills with sound judgment and initiative in the resolution of urgent issues and setting priorities

Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Karen Chrisakis on Karen.Chrisakis@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 10th March 2025

The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe.

Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply