Executive Assistant to District Director Nursing and Midwifery

NSW Health; Penrith; Vor Ort; AUD 91.000 - 121.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Accrued Day off (ADO)

Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Education Training Service courses

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Zusammenfassung

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to the District Director Nursing and Midwifery in Penrith. The role provides high‑level executive, administrative and coordination support within a dynamic healthcare setting.

The successful candidate will manage confidential communications, complex schedules, and stakeholder engagements, enabling effective leadership and timely decision making across the Nursing and Midwifery Directorate.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in high-level administrative and secretarial support.
• Ability to manage complex workflows and executive communications.
• Strong written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Provide high-level executive and administrative support to the District Director Nursing and Midwifery.
• Coordinate meetings, correspondence, and strategic priorities for the Directorate.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders with discretion and professionalism.

Kenntnisse

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Discretion/confidentiality

Microsoft Office proficiency

Records management

Tools

Content Manager (HPRM)

Microsoft Office Suite

Jobbeschreibung

Executive Assistant to District Director Nursing and Midwifery

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1

Location: Station Street, Penrith

Remuneration: $91,326.00 – $121,497.00 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ707228

Applications Close: 23/11/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world‑class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Are you a highly organised, proactive and professional administrator who thrives in a fast‑paced environment? Do you enjoy working closely with senior leaders, managing competing priorities and contributing to the delivery of high‑quality healthcare?

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Executive Assistant to the District Director Nursing and Midwifery to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the District Director and the broader Nursing and Midwifery leadership team. This is a pivotal role within the organisation, providing essential support to enable effective leadership, strategic decision‑making and the smooth operation of the Nursing and Midwifery Directorate.

The role is challenging and plays a proactive integral part in ensuring administrative responsibilities are undertaken in an efficient, professional and timely manner and requires extensive experience in communicating clearly and professionally with diverse audiences both internally and externally. Reporting directly to the District Director Nursing and Midwifery, you will be responsible for delivering confidential, efficient and professional executive support in a complex and dynamic healthcare environment, you will act as a key point of contact for the Directorate, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while ensuring the effective coordination of executive activities, correspondence, meetings and strategic priorities.

You will bring to this role highly developed written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to prepare professional executive documentation, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of an organisation and a high level of discretion, confidentiality and professionalism when managing sensitive information.

This is an opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic Nursing and Midwifery leadership team and contribute to an organisation committed to delivering safe, high-quality and person‑centred care. If you are a motivated, highly organised and adaptable professional who takes pride in delivering exceptional executive support, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day off (ADO)


• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging


• Novated Leasing


• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year


• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members


• Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role

• Consistently demonstrates a high level of professionalism and behaviours that actively reinforce the CORE Values of NBMLHD with all stakeholders. This includes modelling respectful, ethical work environment while fostering positive working relationships and contributing to a work culture that is compassionate, open and respectful.


• Extensive experience in a high level administrative and secretarial support, including managing complex workflows, coordinating executive communications, and providing reliable, efficient assistance within a fast paced and demanding environment.


• Superior verbal and written communication skills, complemented by strong interpersonal, negotiation and facilitation capabilities that enable effective engagement with diverse stakeholders and support productive, solution focused interactions.


• Proven ability to problem solve effectively, prioritise competing workloads, and consistently meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.


• Demonstrated ability to work independently to respond, adapt and cope with changing demands in a multidisciplinary work environment ensuring consistent support regardless of shifting priorities.


• Ability to manage conflict effectively while maintaining strict confidentially of sensitive information and work in a high‑pressure environment with competing work demands.


• High level information technology and systems skills including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook with attention to detail.


• Extensive experience using electronic records management systems, including Content Manager (HPRM) with a strong understanding of records governance requirements and practical experience working with NSW Health and State Archives processes and standards.

Additional information

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit the Stepping Up website.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.