This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.
This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Manager Grade 3/Midwife Manager Grade 3/Exercise Physiologist/Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist/Podiatrist/Social Worker/Speech Pathologist
Remuneration: Dependant on qualification (see below)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ691768
Location: Broken Hill NSW
Nurse Manager Grade 3/Midwife Manager Grade 3: $158,236.73 - $161,174.38 + Superannuation
Level 5: Exercise Physiologist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist, Social Worker, Speech Pathologist: $141,319 - $144,756 + Superannuation
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
Manage operational and strategic service delivery and provide leadership to the Integrated Care team and its initiatives.
Overall program development, implementation, management, reporting, monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken to improve health outcomes, patient experience of care and better co-ordination of services across the continuum of care.
What is on offer
- 5 weeks paid annual leave (pro-rata)
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) $9009 + Meal Entertainment $2650
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
- Special rates at local gyms
- Fitness passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
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:
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Practitioner (nursing or allied health) or tertiary qualifications in Allied Health with relevant eligibility for association membership, with at least 5 years postgraduate experience as a manger or team leader/in a leadership type role.
- High level of interpersonal and communication skills, including consultation, liaison, negotiation and working collaboratively with teams and a wide range of stakeholders, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated leadership experience including strategic planning, service development, financial management, monitoring, data analysis, develop and implement models of care, and the interpretation and reporting on project performance.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve organisational change and program outcomes through effective leadership, internal and external stakeholder engagement, planning, problem solving, negotiation and change management.
- Demonstrated understanding of the application of evidence based practice and the principles of continuous quality improvement.
- Demonstrated experience effectively managing staff, including demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and engage staff across diverse work groups.
- Demonstrated application of knowledge and expertise in the interface between acute, sub-acute, primary, community and integrated health service delivery across a diverse range of care settings.
- Current NSW drivers licence and ability to travel as part of the responsibilities of the role.
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
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Kara Leonard on [email protected]
Applications Close: 17th September 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
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.
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