District Director Medical Workforce

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 5
Remuneration: $161,042 - $180,143 per annum
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ489542
Applications Close: 6 June 2024What you'll be doingThe District Director of Medical Workforce (DMW) is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Medical Workforce Unit, providing senior management of Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Junior Medical Officer (JMO) Workforce Units, and JMO Wellbeing and Medical Education. This position is key to ensuring the Medical Workforce is operating at its full potential through the development, implementation and maintenance of strategies, policies, systems, and processes relating to effective SMO and JMO management including rostering.The position has day to day autonomy in directing and managing policy and operational decisions for the above functions in the LHD, within allocated resources. Decisions related to resource deployment outside of the operational budget allocation are referred to the Executive Director Medical Services and Clinical Governance.All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (2 doses) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.Talent PoolThis recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, ongoing permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 18 months.Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with before employment can commence.Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at:Selection Criteria * Relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent relevant experience in a substantial and complex health setting.

• Extensive senior management experience encompassing administration, human resource management and multidisciplinary health service delivery.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to develop, motivate and inspire a team towards achieving a high-level service with a strong customer focus.
• Demonstrated experience in workforce planning and development and organisational outcomes
• Proven track record managing change, developing and implementing business plans, operational structures and processes to achieve organisational objectives within budget.
• Proven effective influencing, negotiation and communication skills (written and verbal) with a wide range of stakeholders including medical staff, executives, Ministry of Health and other external organisation
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, policies and processes as they relate to Medical Workforce.

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For role related queries or questions contact Karen Murphy on Karen.Murphy1@health.nsw.gov.au