NSW Government

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Until December 2027
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $137,525.00 – $156,231.00 Per annum + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ702572
Location: Waratah Campus, with location negotiable within the Hunter New England District
Applications Close: Sunday, 1st November 2026 at 11:59pm
Interview Date: Interviews will be held first week of November
Make a district-wide impact by leading the teams and systems that bring staffing, rosters and budgets together, helping HNELHD services plan and support their workforce with confidence.
About the Opportunity
As Manager, Workforce Systems &amp; Transactions, you’ll lead our Rostering Support and Best Practice, Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme, and Staff Establishment and Workforce Support teams. This is a role for someone who enjoys both leading people and working through complex operational challenges. In a busy, high-volume environment, you’ll guide your teams to deliver accurate, timely services and promote best-practice rostering. Working closely with Finance, People and Culture, Clinical Leaders, Managers and HealthShare NSW, you’ll bring staffing profiles, budgeted FTE, StaffLink establishment and HealthRoster demand into closer alignment. This will help managers understand vacancies, manage workforce expenditure and make informed staffing and recruitment decisions, while supporting progress towards agreed savings targets. Your portfolio also spans rural workforce incentive administration, establishment controls, employment compliance and audit responses. By strengthening accountability and improving how these services work, you’ll support accurate workforce information, payroll inputs and reliable services across the district.
About the Role
You’ll bring experience leading a workforce, rostering, payroll, finance or transactional service, along with an understanding of workforce governance, financial controls, compliance and audit requirements. Making sense of workforce and financial information comes naturally. You can connect staffing, establishment, budget and roster data, identify what needs attention and turn your analysis into clear advice and practical improvements. A sound understanding of legislation, awards, policies and industrial requirements will help you guide managers through the operational detail. Clear communication, sound business judgement and a collaborative approach will help you build trusted relationships, advise senior stakeholders, negotiate priorities and influence managers to meet approval, rostering, payroll and audit requirements. You will bring structure and follow-through to your work, keeping projects and reports on track and within agreed timeframes.
About You
We’re looking for a leader who takes the time to understand their people and the work they do. Your leadership will help create a culture where staff feel trusted and supported to raise concerns, share ideas and take ownership. Through clear direction, thoughtful coaching and development, you’ll build capability, confidence and accountability across the teams. By bringing teams and stakeholders together, you’ll strengthen rostering practice and workforce governance. With a strong service focus and the confidence to challenge processes, you’ll lead practical improvements to the everyday services our staff and managers rely on. If you’re a collaborative leader who enjoys making essential workforce services more reliable and effective across a large health district, we’d welcome your application.
Essential Requirements
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<li>Hold a current driver's licence, with the ability and willingness to travel throughout HNELHD as required from time to time.</li>
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The Benefits
At Hunter New England Health enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
Monthly Accrued Day off
Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
️ Proximity to shopping and other services
4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
️ Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
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For role related queries or questions contact Alice Hoffman on <a href="mailto:Alice.Hoffman@health.nsw.gov.au" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Alice.Hoffman@health.nsw.gov.au</a> or 0438 016 212
Additional Information:
At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact <a href="mailto:HNELHD-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HNELHD-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au</a> for confidential support.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate isidentifiedfor the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodatevisasponsorship for applicants requiring avisafor this position.
✅ An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full-time and part-time vacancies.
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: <a href="https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2</a>
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: <a href="https://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp</a>
This is a Category B position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category B positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range ofbenefitssuch asallocateddays off (ADO) forfull timeemployees, long service leave, paidmaternity leave, and salary packagingoptions including meal expenses.
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