First 2000 Days Clinical Coordinator

Far West Local Health District; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Monthly ADO

Salary packaging

Gym discounts

Fitness passport

Education support

Country lifestyle

Job summary

Far West Local Health District in Broken Hill, NSW, is offering a Temporary Full Time Health Manager Level 2 role focused on early childhood initiatives. You will coordinate, manage and advance the First 2000 Days programs across Brighter Beginnings, StEPS and related pilots to improve the patient and family experience in rural communities.

Join a supportive team serving far west NSW, with a 38-hour week, generous leave provisions and salary packaging options. Applications close 4 September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, manage and develop the First 2000 Days initiatives, leading Brighter Beginnings, StEPS and related pilots.

Job description

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 2 July 2027)

Position Classification: Health Mgr Level 2

Remuneration: $118,821 - $140,201 + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ684731

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

• 5 Weeks Annual Leave/Monthly ADO
• Salary packaging (pay less tax!) $9009 + Meal Entertainment $2650
• 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.

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

For role related queries or questions contact Sheryl Smith on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 4th of September 2026

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.

About

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.