Workforce Support Assistant - Medical Workforce

NSW Health; Nowra; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

ADO days

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Fitness Passport

EAP

Career progression

Job summary

NSW Health in the Shoalhaven region is seeking a Workforce Support Assistant to join the Medical Workforce Unit at Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital on a temporary part-time basis.

You will support recruitment, onboarding, contract management and personnel administration for non-specialist medical staff, delivering high-quality, customer-focused services in a busy environment.

This role offers salary packaging, superannuation and career development opportunities within a major regional health district.

Qualifications

• Recruitment and HR management for non-specialist medical staff.
• Provide a high quality, customer-focused workforce service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding, contract management and records for medical staff.
• Deliver high-volume workforce services with a customer-centric approach.

Job description

Workforce Support Assistant - Medical Workforce

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day and make a difference in the lives of our local community.

$37.28 - $38.44 per annum + 12% super & salary packaging | Temporary Part-Time 24 hours per week until 31 December 2028 | Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital (SMH) | REQ694395 | Grade: Administration Officer Level 3 | Applications close: 4 October 2026

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

The Shoalhaven Hospital Group’s (David Berry Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital and Milton Ulladulla Hospital) Medical Workforce Unit (MWU) is responsible for the recruitment, appointment, payroll and management of the junior medical staff (senior registrars to interns). The MWU is committed to delivering high quality, client focused and professional services that support the organisation in the delivery of its core function, which is the provision of high quality, safe and efficient health services that are responsive to the needs of patients, carers and the community.

Responsible to the Medical Workforce / JMO Manager for providing administrative support for the recruitment and human resource management of all non-specialist medical staff at SDMH.

The position holders will be pivotal in ensuring that recruitment is completed effectively and efficiently, with high quality customer service. The position holder is required to work independently and as part of a team in a high volume work environment. The position is responsible for providing a high quality, customer focused workforce service to the relevant site or service with a particular emphasis on recruitment and selection, on-boarding, contract management, and personnel administration (including records management).

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

A little about us.

Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital is the main referral hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical, mental health and orthopaedic services. The hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on ventilated, high dependency and coronary patients, Children’s Ward and Maternity Unit, as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre.

The hospital is currently undergoing a significant $440M redevelopment that will redefine how healthcare is delivered within the Region. Once complete in 2026, the new seven-storey Acute Services Building and refurbishments on the current hospital site will bring a focus on career development. allowing you to grow your career, acquire new skills and advance professionally as the hospital continues to develop. Within this redevelopment, a purpose-designed Mental Health Inpatient Unit will open for the first time at Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital, providing local consumers with access to comprehensive inpatient mental health care closer to home. There has never been a better time to join the progressive and expanding team in the Shoalhaven providing the highest standard of care to the Shoalhaven community.

To find out more about the redevelopment, visit our website or watch the flythrough of the new hospital here.

There are many benefits of living and working in the Shoalhaven. The region is home to some of Australia’s most beautiful beaches, waterways and National Parks - with Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Valley only a short, 20-minute drive away – and is also host to many annual food and arts festivals and events.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

• - Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
• - Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
• - Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
• - Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
• - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
• - Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

• - Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category B role.

This is a temporary leave relief position until 31 December 2028 with the possibility of extension.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.