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Northern Sydney Local Health District

Accelerate your career as a future health leader.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 9 February 2029 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $1,750.26 - $2,328.48
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ683153

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working
Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) is one of Australia's leading public health services, delivering exceptional healthcare to more than one million people across Northern Sydney. Renowned for excellence in patient care, research, education and innovation, NSLHD offers a dynamic environment where emerging leaders can make a meaningful contribution while developing their careers. As a Health Management Trainee, you'll be based within the Office of the Chief Executive and undertake rotational placements across a diverse range of operational and corporate health services. You'll work alongside Executive leaders and multidisciplinary teams, contributing to strategic projects, service improvements and organisational priorities while gaining firsthand experience of how one of Australia's largest and most complex health systems operates. Through the Accelerated Health Management Program, you'll gain broad organisational exposure, build lifelong professional networks and develop the leadership capability, strategic thinking and practical management experience required to progress into future leadership roles across NSLHD and the broader NSW Health system.

What you'll be doing
As a Health Management Trainee, you'll rotate across a diverse range of operational and corporate health services, working alongside Executive leaders on real projects that shape the future of healthcare. You'll contribute to strategic initiatives, support service improvements and develop the practical leadership skills needed to succeed in one of Australia's largest and most complex public health systems.

Along the way, you'll complete a fully funded Master of Health Leadership and Management through the University of New South Wales while benefiting from executive mentoring, coaching, networking and structured leadership development.

This is more than a graduate role—it's an opportunity to accelerate your leadership journey, broaden your experience and build the capability to lead people, services and systems across NSW Health.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

To be eligible, you must be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident.

• Hold an undergraduate degree from a recognised university within the past five years.
• Demonstrated commitment to developing a career in health leadership and management, with a genuine desire to improve health outcomes for patients, consumers, staff and communities through leadership within the NSW public health system.
• Demonstrated organisational and time management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritise competing demands, manage multiple commitments and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse information, think critically and contribute to practical, evidence-informed solutions that support positive organisational outcomes.