State Project Officer (Healthy Children Initiative)- Office of Preventive Health, Liverpool Hospital- Perm FT

 

Are you an experienced, forward thinking, enthusiastic and authentic individual dedicated to high quality and better value patient care?  Look no further, this is the job for you!

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week. 

Position Classification:  Health Manager Level 2

Remuneration: $97,812 – $116,013 per annum

Application Close Date: 29/09/2019

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

About The Opportunity

The Office of Preventive Health is recruiting for a Health Manager (Level 2) to complement and enhance the current Healthy Children Initiative. The Healthy Children Initiative (HCI) was established to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to childhood obesity prevention across NSW. HCI delivers childhood obesity prevention programs in children’s settings such as child care services and schools, as well as the community. Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

1. A meaningful career path in a growing culturally diverse community.

2. MAXXIA salary packaging options, with savings up to $2000 per annum.

3. Discounted gym membership / Corporate wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport.

4. Onsite staff parking (most facilities and services).

5. Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading.

6. One Additional Day Off per month (ADO’s).

7. Additional NSW Health Public Holiday between Christmas and New Years.

8. Great Paid Maternity and Parental leave provisions for parents.

9. Learning and development Opportunities, including in-house RTO and MyHealth Learning.

10. Professional growth, acting and accelerated career progression opportunities.

     

Where You'll Be Working
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 and people with a disability to apply.

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.

The Project Officer, within the NSW Healthy Children Initiative at the NSW Office of Preventive Health, is responsible for managing projects related to the delivery of of a key Healthy Children Initiative childhood obesity prevention program.

The Project Officer:

• undertakes and manages all aspects of allocated projects including planning, monitoring and reporting; and

• Contributes to the monitoring and evaluation of childhood obesity prevention programs as required.

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

Need more information?

1. Click here for the Position Description

2. Click here for SWSLHD Website

3. Contact for role related enquiries and questions, please contact

   Lara Hernandez
   Lara.Hernandez@health.nsw.gov.au
   8738 6345

Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.

If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.