Project Officer

Southern NSW Local Health District; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Project Officer within the Workforce Operational Strategic Unit to lead and coordinate health workforce initiatives in a hybrid environment at 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW. The 38-hour week is a temporary full-time arrangement until 31 July 2027 with a salary between $118,821 and $140,201 per annum plus super.

The role focuses on planning, implementing, and evaluating workforce strategies, interfacing with clinicians and senior stakeholders to ensure timely delivery

Qualifications

• Deep frontline insight and understanding of clinical environments.
• Experience coordinating complex projects within large organisations.
• Strong administration and portfolio management in fast-paced settings.
• Analytical, solutions-focused with strong problem-solving skills.
• Clear communicator building relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Organised, detail-driven with ability to produce written advice.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement workforce plans and projects that support statewide service delivery and contribute to system performance goals.
• Support the team of clinicians by managing day to day activities, guiding team workflows, and ensuring milestones are met.
• Manage administrative and reporting requirements, adjusting priorities as needed to meet deadlines in a high volume demanding environment.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders through working groups, committees, and consultations to ensure project outcomes reflect operational and clinical needs.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including reports, briefs and evaluation materials that inform workforce planning and policy development.

Job description

Role Title: Workforce Operational Strategic Unit (WOSU) - Project Officer
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time – until 31 July 2027
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $118,821 - $140,201 per annum (plus Superannuation)
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW, in a hybrid working environment
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ680155
Closing Date: Monday 14th September (11:59pm)

Join the Workforce Operational Strategic Unit at NSW Health for an exciting opportunity to be part of something truly transformative! Our team is at the forefront of building and expanding innovative health workforce solutions including the NSW Health Deployment Program.

We are strategically positioned to make a significant impact, enriching health in millions of ways every day. You'll be working in a competitive and stimulating environment that fosters creativity and innovation.

Be part of an operational and strategic team that plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates health workforce strategies including the NSW Health Deployment Program. Providing nurses, midwives, and allied health staff opportunities to travel and work at hospitals and health services that have a short-term need for their skills and experience. Together, we can achieve extraordinary things!

About us

• Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and creativity.
• Embrace a healthy work-life balance with our flexible/hybrid working hours with 3 days a week at St Leonards.
• Building a sustainable future for NSW Health

About the role

With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we’re enhancing health and wellness while developing your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.

The Workforce Operational Strategic Unit (WOSU) supports the delivery of new government workforce policy, builds resilience and deliver significant projects and programs to enhance the capacity and capability of the system to meet current and future needs. The unit sits within The Workforce Planning & Talent Development Branch.

This is a pivotal position that is responsible for guiding a clinical workforce and ensuring high-quality, responsive service delivery across NSW. The role calls for someone with deep frontline insight and a strong understanding of clinical environments and practice. Someone who can translate real world operational experience into effective workforce coordination and outcomes.

A major component of the role involves building trusted relationships with stakeholders across the system. You’ll facilitate working groups, committees, and consultations, ensuring that operational perspectives and clinical considerations are reflected in project planning and implementation.

What you will do

• Coordinate and implement workforce plans and projects that support statewide service delivery and contribute to system performance goals.
• Support the team of clinicians by managing day to day activities, guiding team workflows, and ensuring milestones are met.
• Manage administrative and reporting requirements, adjusting priorities as needed to meet deadlines in a high volume demanding environment.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders through working groups, committees, and consultations to ensure project outcomes reflect operational and clinical needs.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including reports, briefs and evaluation materials that inform workforce planning and policy development.

About you

• Deep frontline insight and a strong understanding of clinical environments and practice. Someone who can translate real world operational experience into effective workforce coordination and outcomes
• Experience in coordinating complex projects within large organisations, with the ability to keep multiple priorities moving simultaneously.
• Skilled in high level administration and confident managing portfolios in demanding, fast paced environments.
• Analytical and solutions focused, with strong problem solving skills and the ability to respond effectively to emerging issues.
• A clear and confident communicator who builds strong relationships and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Organised, detail driven and adaptable, with the capability to produce high-quality written advice and maintain accurate project documentation

Closing Date

14/09/2026 (11:59PM)

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Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At the NSW Health we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit The Stepping Up Initiative.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.

Additional information

• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• Please note the selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role
• For more information about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

Applications Close: 14/09/2026 (11:59PM)

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