Director of Connected Care

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time – 1.0 FTE

Location: SWSLHD District Wide Service

Position Classification: Staff Specialist

Position Classification: Staff Specialist

Requisition ID: REQ607547

Application Close Date: 06/10/2025

Contact Details: Pauline Hudson – |

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Lead the Future of Integrated Healthcare in South Western Sydney

Are you a visionary clinical leader ready to drive meaningful change across one of Australia's most diverse and dynamic health districts?

South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is seeking a passionate and strategic Medical Director, Connected Care to lead a district-wide transformation in how care is delivered—across hospitals, primary care, and community services.

Connected Care is a flagship initiative reshaping healthcare by breaking down silos, integrating services, and keeping patients at the heart of everything we do. This is your opportunity to lead a high-impact program that reduces hospital presentations, shortens inpatient stays, and improves access to care for thousands across the region.

What You'll Do:

• Provide visionary leadership to a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and health leaders.
• Drive innovation in care models that are evidence-based and culturally responsive.
• Lead service integration and stakeholder engagement across the health ecosystem.
• Shape the future of healthcare delivery in a region known for its diversity, complexity, and opportunity.

What We're Looking For:

• A senior clinical leader with a track record of delivering innovative system-wide change.
• Deep understanding of integrated care, population health, and patient-centred models.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A passion for equity, innovation, and improving patient outcomes.

Why Join Us?

• Be at the forefront of health system transformation in NSW.

• Collaborate with a committed, forward-thinking team.

• Make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of a vibrant, growing community.

Together, we're setting a new standard for care - connecting services, empowering patients, and building a healthier future.

What You'll Be Doing

Connected Care is a district- wide initiative designed to focus on integrating care between hospital and primary care in SWSLHD and provide strategic direction to improve access to care across SWSLHD by leveraging contemporary and innovative models of care. The program will deliver timely interventions aiming to avoid hospital presentations and admissions, shorten hospital stays, and provide high-quality care for the SWSLHD community.

The Director, Connected Care is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive strategies to enhance clinical performance, optimise resource utilisation, and drive innovation in patient care. By providing strategic direction the Director will influence delivery models to promote innovative solutions which will enable care delivery across physical boundaries.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and implementation of high-value, non-admitted care pathways.
• Develop and co design strategies with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that services and programs are evidenced based and address the cultural needs of SWSLHD communities.
• Overseeing Connected Care services, ensuring efficiency, performance improvement, and alignment with best practices.
• Lead the strategic and operational planning for Connected Care Service, ensuring alignment with broader health service goals, and key objectives of services, including reducing ED presentation and length of stay, and expansion of contemporary models of care.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement, innovation, effective and efficient models of care delivery within inpatient and outpatient settings.

Where You'll Be Working

South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.

The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney's new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.

As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Current medical practitioner, registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia; must have fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP) or Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) or Fellowship of Australian College of Emergency Medicine (FACEM), or Fellowship of a recognised Australasian Specialist College in a relevant field, and/or other specialist recognition as provided under the Staff Specialists (State) Award.
• Demonstrates effective clinical expertise and leadership in an area of practice relevant to Connected Care Services, including but not limited to Hospital in the Home Service, with ability to adapt clinical practice in accordance with contemporary evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and workforce management experience in a complex public health organisation.
• Proven capability to develop and implement complex strategic initiatives including the capability to plan, manage change and improve performance based on service redesign and service implementation methodologies
• Superior interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships, to network and engage, collaborate with and influence key stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical governance quality and compliance processes, and in leading or conducting research, innovation, service redesign or quality improvement initiatives.
• Comprehensive understanding of medical training accreditation processes, and proven experience in the development, growth and delivery of interprofessional education and training.
• Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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Additional Information

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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