Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Level 2
Remuneration: $114,251 - $134,809 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ668728
Location: Broken Hill NSW.
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.
- Great opportunity to join a supportive team and where you can make a real impact in providing the best patient experience.
- 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
What you'll be doing
Responsible for co-ordination, management and ongoing development of the First 2000 Days initiatives. Lead Program, Brighter Beginnings, StEPS, Sustaining NSW Families Plus Pilot.
What is on offer
About the 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.
About Broken Hill
A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.
With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Qualifications in a health-related discipline or equivalent with a record of achievement in managing multidisciplinary health teams within a Primary Health Care and/or integrated service model within health.
- Demonstrated understanding of maternal, child and family and youth health issues.
- Ability to develop, monitor and reach predicted outcomes to strategic and business plan
- Evidence of sound knowledge in Primary Health Care Models.
- Demonstrated high standard of organisational skills in planning, delivering and evaluating service delivery, program development and quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrated commitment and capacity to develop improve and maintain the quality of services with an emphasis on customer focus and best practice.
- Proven ability to lead, inspire, and manage staff, including performance management, professional development, and fostering a positive team culture.
- Demonstrated high-level skills in data analysis, reporting, and use of service metrics to inform decision-making, improve performance, and support management reporting.
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
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For role related queries or questions contact Sheryl Smith on [email protected]
Applications Close: 3rd July 2026
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/
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 from harm and to empower children's voices.
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.
