Staff Specialist

**An opportunity to be part of the Ministry of Health is available.**

**Applications are accepted via eCredential only, click**here** to apply**

**Please Note: NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘Fit2Work badge’ offered as an option in eCredential.**

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (up to June 2027)

**Position Classification**: Staff Specialist

**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW

**Hours Per Week**: 40

**Requisition ID**: REQ592329

**Closing Date**: Wednesday 30 July 2025 (11:59PM)
- Join our **_Strategic Medical Workforce operations team_** at Ministry of Health for an exciting **_2 year_** opportunity and be part of the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

**About us**
- Our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment are more than just words - they're the guiding principles that shape every aspect of our work.
- Explore boundless potential in a dynamic environment.
- Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and creativity.
- To learn more about the Ministry and what benefits we offer, access our Employee Benefits Handbook.

**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.
- This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the most innovative employment solutions for health workforce, creating an offering that will reshape the engagement and utilisation of contingent medical workforce in NSW Health._

**What you’ll be doing**
- Lead the establishment of a new medical locum placement service for NSW Health. This role will direct the development phase of the service with overall responsibility for recruitment, strategic direction, business development, agency operations, IT infrastructure, clinical governance, corporate governance and industrial policy frameworks, communications strategy and stakeholder engagement to ensure the new service is strategically and operationally positioned to launch successfully into the market and provide the best value to NSW Health stakeholders.

**About you**:

- We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA) or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated success in leading the end-to-end development and implementation of high-value projects with cross-sector impact.
- Strong understanding of the NSW Health system, including industrial relations frameworks, medical workforce planning and clinical governance requirements.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, large-scale workforce or health system transformation projects within a public heath setting.

**How to apply**

- At the Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.

**Target Questions**
- Developing a state wide strategy that aims to change the market dynamics in an industry is complex, and requires a team of people that will act with the highest level of ethics and integrity. Please outline how, as the Director, you would ensure that the team operates in a way that avoids perceptions or actual conflicts of interest.
- Outline how you will utilise your experience and personal strengths to inform and influence the strategic establishment of the new agency.

**Closing Date**:Wednesday 30 July 2025 (11:59PM)

**Need more information?**
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Applications are accepted via eCredential only, click here to apply

**Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

- At the Ministry of 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.
- 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 is a temporary role and there may be opportunities for ongoing employment at grade.
- 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 merit-based techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.
- For more information about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career p