Senior Human Resources Business Partner

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 138,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Additional leave days

Learning and development opportunities

Gym discounts and EAP

Job summary

NSW Health seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager (HRBP) to provide strategic HR advice and partnerships across NSW Health Pathology. Based at Westmead with travel across Western Sydney and surrounding districts, the role combines employee relations, workforce planning, recruitment and development.

The successful candidate will lead complex workforce matters, support operational leaders, and contribute to culture and transformation initiatives within a large public health service.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in human resource management, business, management or related field.
• Demonstrated experience advising and supporting managers on workforce matters including recruitment, performance and change management.
• Experience using workforce systems or payroll/HRIS to deliver workforce services and improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level HR advice, coaching and consultancy to managers and staff.
• Support Associate Director, HR in leading strategic workforce initiatives across NSW Health Pathology.
• Coach, mentor and share expertise with junior HR colleagues to build capability.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Industrial relations

Change management

Advising managers

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HRM/Business/Management

Job description

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration:$137,525.00 - $156,231.00 per annum + Superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Location: Westmead & Nepean
Applications Close: 25 October 2026 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join NSW Health Pathology in a senior Human Resources Business Partner role, internally titled Human Resources Manager.

Based primarily at Westmead, the position offers a highly visible and influential HR presence across a diverse healthcare portfolio, supporting services throughout Western Sydney Local Health District, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, and, to a lesser extent, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District and South Eastern NSW/South Coast services. Regular travel across the portfolio is an important aspect of the role, allowing you to build strong relationships with operational leaders and maintain a genuine onsite presence.

The role has a strong employee and industrial relations focus, providing expert advice and support on complex workforce matters including performance management, misconduct, grievance resolution, organisational change, consultation, award interpretation and union engagement. At the same time, it remains a true generalist HR Business Partner position, providing exposure across the full employee lifecycle, workforce planning, recruitment, organisational development, culture initiatives and strategic people projects.

You will partner with an established and high-performing stakeholder group comprising senior operational leaders, laboratory managers and executive teams, contributing to workforce outcomes that directly support clinical service delivery. The position offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making while delivering practical, solutions-focused HR support in a complex and rewarding healthcare environment.

Equally appealing is the opportunity to work within a vibrant, professional, supportive and collaborative HR team that values partnership, continuous improvement and service excellence. Beyond delivering strategic and operational HR support, you will play an active role in coaching, mentoring and sharing expertise with junior HR colleagues, helping build capability across the broader HR function while fostering a positive and high-performing team culture.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced HR practitioner who enjoys balancing strategic business partnering with hands-on employee and industrial relations work, while contributing to the development of others and making a meaningful impact within a large, complex and purpose-driven public health organisation.

The HR Manager is responsible for a diverse range of human resource and workforce functions including providing high level HR advice, coaching and consultancy services to support managers and staff. Proactively support the Associate Director, Human Resource in leading the implementation of strategic, transformational and cultural workforce initiatives across NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP), providing leave relief as required.

What we can offer you

• Financial Benefits - G enerous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
• Work-life Balance - Up to 12 additional days off per year in addition to Annual Leave (for full-time employees)
• Professional Growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
• Health & Wellbeing - Fitness Passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.

• Tertiary qualifications in human resource management, business, management or related field and/or experience in human resources management in a large and complex service delivery organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in advising and supporting managers in effectively handling workforce matters, including complex matters, in areas such as recruitment strategies, performance management, supporting change processes and employee relations.
• Demonstrated experience in utilising workforce systems such as recruitment systems, payroll/HRIS systems, and/or reporting systems to deliver workforce services and improve organisational performance.High level communication, liaison and negotiation skills, including experience in working with front line managers, senior managers and industrial associations.