Manager Needle & Syringe Program
Leadership and operational opportunity in a large metropolitan health District, supporting a small and specialised team delivering a harm minimisation service.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager (Level 2)
Remuneration: $2,105.40 - $2,484.24 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ577235
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
RNS & Brookvale Community Health Centres
What you'll be doing
This position provides leadership, management and support to the Harm Minimisation Team whilst maximising the effectiveness of the Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) to ensure the delivery of quality, cost effective services and the achievement of relevant Primary and Community Health and District service objectives and KPIs, including Hepatitis C testing and treatment.
This position works with the NSW Ministry of Health (MoH), the local HIV & Sexual Health and Alcohol and Drug teams, other District NSPs and other relevant services to ensure that the Needle and Syringe Program operates effectively within the NSW NSP Guidelines, the NSW NSP Guidelines 2023, NSW Hepatitis C Strategy 2022 - 2025 and the NSW HIV Strategy 2021 - 2025. Therefore delivering an integrated primary health care approach to priority populations. This position will also lead the delivery of a range of quality projects relevant to the NSP.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in a health related discipline and/or relevant experience in health management.
- Demonstrated experience working within a harm reduction framework in the context of injecting drug users, community development and health promotion.
- Demonstrated ability to manage staff including the planning and supervision of work and performance management, recruitment and effective change management.
- Demonstrated project management and strategic planning skills including strong interpersonal and negotiation skills. Demonstrated understanding of the continuous quality improvement framework and the ability to engage and support staff in developing and implementing health promotion and education programs for clients and other key stakeholders.
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For role related queries or questions contact Anne Lunnon on Anne.Lunnon@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy . You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
Applications Close: 12 June 2025
