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Workforce Operations
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REQ591673 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: $109,857.00 - $129,624.00 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ591673
Application Close: Sunday, 10 August 2025

🌟 Join Our Team and Make a Difference in Healthcare! 🌟

Are you passionate about contributing to exceptional care and healthier lives? The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is on a mission to provide top-tier compassionate care to our community, and we're looking for a dedicated individual to join our team.

Position: JMO Manager - Medical Workforce Unit

As a leader of our Medical Workforce – JMO Unit, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of our medical workforce. This is your chance to be part of a dynamic team that values excellence, teamwork, and ongoing learning.

Why Join Us?

 Supportive Environment: Work alongside dedicated professionals who are committed to improving healthcare delivery. We value collaboration and provide a nurturing environment for personal and professional growth.

 Critical Role: You'll be at the heart of our medical workforce operations, ensuring accurate rosters, efficient payroll management, and seamless recruitment processes. Your contributions directly impact patient care and the smooth functioning of our healthcare services.

 Learning Opportunities: We're looking for a motivated self-starter who thrives on learning. You'll have the chance to expand your skills and knowledge while contributing to meaningful projects that matter.

Key Responsibilities:

📅 Roster Management: Be the driving force behind creating best practice rosters ensuring safe working hours and wellbeing for Junior Medical Officers (JMOs), ensuring seamless scheduling and staff allocation.

💰 Efficient Payroll Management: Maintain a complete and accurate payroll information file for JMO workforces, enabling smooth transfer to Health Support Services (HSS) for seamless payroll processing.

🔍 Recruitment Expertise: Play a critical role in leading and managing the annual JMO recruitment process, collaborating with the Northern Network for Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH), its business units, and secondment sites.

Requirements:

🎓 Education: Relevant qualifications in administration, human resources, or a related field.

🚀 Motivated Self-Starter: Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and learn quickly.

🤝 Team Player: A Leader with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with the Operations Manager, Medical Workforce, and line management of the JMO Unit team members.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a dynamic healthcare team dedicated to exceptional care and healthier lives. Apply now to make a difference!



The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. 

This position provides leadership of the JMO Unit to support the efficient and effective Operation of the Medical Workforce - JMO Unit in Roster, Payroll and Recruitment and reports up to the Operations Manager - Medical Workforce. Working together with the Medical Education unit, the JMO Manager will provide support to JMO's as per HETI framework and College training accreditation requirements. They will also ensure that JMO Wellbeing is paramount and fostered in line with the NSW Health JMO Support plan.

There are three major functions and responsibilities of this role including: 
  • operational management and allocation of junior medical staff across clinical services to ensure provision of high quality patient care
  • cost effective, fair and equitable rostering for all Junior Medical Workforce in compliance with awards and industrial instruments, including best rostering practices
  • management of the JMO recruitment and onboarding processes ensuring compliance with MOH and SESLHD policies and procedures and orientation for all junior medical officers

Where you'll be working
The Medical Workforce - Junior Medical Officer (JMO) Unit is responsible for the management of Junior Medical Workforce across the sector and undertakes all aspects of human resource management, financial management and general administration including medical staff information management, budget management and other responsibilities as delegated. 

Benefits:

  • Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
  • Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
  • Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
  • Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance.
  • Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door 

 For more information on careers and benefits of working for SESLHD, visit our page

Selection Criteria      

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.

  1. Demonstrated experience in administrative management of medical staff including an ability to manage rosters, payroll, leave, and interpret awards, agreements, employment legislation and JMO Well Being. Knowledge of relevant NSW Health Medical Officer’s awards and JMO Wellbeing strategies would be advantageous.
  2. Demonstrated ability in managing staff and / or resources to produce optimal outcomes and demonstrated project management experience.
  3. Excellent organisational, consultative and communication skills and the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and meet strict deadlines
  4. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of medical staff structures within a public hospital with the ability to liaise with a diverse range of people whilst maintaining confidentiality and exercising discretion.
  5. Proven ability to work independently in a high volume environment, with competing priorities, requiring high level analytical skills and high level of attention to detail.
  6. Superior skills and experience in conflict resolution, negotiation and problem solving with a demonstrated ability to establish sound working relationships/rapport with senior staff (including but not limited to Medical and Managerial) with an ability to quickly and accurately identify and escalate significant issues as they arise.
  7. Experience in human resources management, such as industrial relations, recruitment, performance management or change management experience.
  8. Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Internet, e-mail technology and MS Office applications and experience in the use of electronic systems involving applications and approvals including the ability to develop, implement and manage systems and databases to ensure recording and tracking of high level issues as well as the ability to participate in the preparation and maintenance of complex rostering systems.



Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Maree Sheaves on maree.sheaves@health.nsw.gov.au

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

SESLHD values a diverse workforce. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy here.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-POWH-SSEH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

  • An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
  • 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.
  • Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
  • Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
  • SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website 


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