Workforce strategist (adelaide)

Job no: 922371

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Public Health, Workplace/Industrial Relations- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Bedford Park - Corporate Workforce Services

Salary $98,478.00 - $104,165.00 (Pro Rata) AS06 | 1 FTE - 7 Month Contract

Application Closing Date: 11:55 pm Monday 24th November 2025

Contact: Megan Simpson, Manager Strategic Workforce & HR Systems

Following the highly successful uplift of Workforce for the additional 48 Beds at Noarlunga Hospital, SALHN is well underway with Workforce Planning for the new building at Flinders Medical Centre that will deliver 98 new beds to the Southern Community. Working closely with the Principal Workforce Strategist, you will help identify service demand patterns, determine the workforce needed to meet service requirements, and develop strategies to ensure adequate workforce supply. You will contribute to developing career pathways and implementing attraction, retention and deployment strategies, particularly focusing on critical skill shortage areas and strategic priority areas.

Tasks include:

• Support workforce planning that incorporates the collation of high‐quality data and information, to deliver effective short- and mid‐term staffing strategies related to major infrastructure development projects.
• Contribute to the implementation of strategies to increase awareness and uptake of traineeship, cadetship and scholarship programmes across the network and attend targeted career and employment expos and events.
• Develop an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers.

• Strong interpersonal abilities that enable successful collaboration and the development of productive working relationships with colleagues, staff and stakeholders, along with the confidence to interact effectively using keen insight and excellent listening skills.
• Ability to work independently under broad direction and manage projects, including identifying performance outcomes, planning activities and setting priorities to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Experience in leading contemporary workforce planning strategies and initiatives in a changing environment.

For additional information please see the attached Role Description.

• Salary sacrifice benefits providing the prospect to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‐time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

We, as an equal opportunity employer, encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of race, colour, religion, nationality, gender, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.