Project Manager, Clinical Ethics

NSW Health; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 134,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health at Royal North Shore Hospital Campus seeks a Program Manager to establish the Clinical Ethics Support Service (CESS). You will develop a Model of Care, support policies and guidelines, and lead strategic and communications planning.

Ethics is integral to healthcare; this role guides clinicians, patients and families through ethically complex decisions and helps build an ethical culture across NSLHD. Applicants with senior health leadership experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Consistently adhere to CORE Values: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment.
• Degree or equivalent experience in senior management/leadership in complex health care settings.
• Knowledge of clinical ethics concepts and ethics support methodologies; understanding of quality and safety agendas.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Clinical Ethics Support Service (CESS) project with a Model of Care and governance materials.
• Develop policies, procedures and guidelines; craft strategic and communications plans.
• Provide guidance to health professionals, patients and families navigating ethical issues and foster an ethical culture.

Skills

Clinical ethics knowledge

Healthcare leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Program Manager - Clinical Ethics Support Service

Employment Type

Temporary Full Time until 15 October 2029 (with possibility of ongoing employment)

Position Classification

Health Manager Level 4

Remuneration

$2,942.95 - $3,506.31 per week

Hours Per Week

38

Requisition ID

REQ706004

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

Royal North Shore Hospital Campus

What you'll be doing

The Clinical Ethics Support Service (CESS) Project Manager will establish this service, including development of a Model of Care; supporting policies, procedures and guidelines; and strategic and communications plans.

Health care is complex, multi-disciplinary, and serves a socially, culturally, and morally diverse community. Ethics is an integral part of healthcare - both at the clinical interface, and in the design and governance of health care services. Often health professionals address these ethical aspects of care appropriately in ways that are consistent with the values, perspectives, and needs of the community. However, Clinical Ethics Services can provide guidance and support and enhance the quality and safety of health care, particularly during times of profound social, scientific, and regulatory change.

This CESS will provide an adjunct and support for health professionals and their patients, their families, and caregivers navigating the ethically complex issues that arise in health care, sometimes leading to moral distress and burnout. This CESS will provide organisational support for the identification and management of ethical issues arising in the design and delivery of health care and in building and sustaining an ethical culture within NSLHD.

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

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders including colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers and those that care for them.
• A degree in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience in senior management or leadership in complex health care settings, including as related to quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the concepts, principles and practice of clinical ethics and clinical ethics support methodologies and working knowledge and strategic understanding of the broader NSW Health quality and safety agenda.

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Applications Close

15 November 2026

Tentative Interview Date

30 November 2026