Job Overview
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to June 2028 with potential of ongoing employment
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration: $147,653.00 - $175,917.00 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ637904
Location: Newcastle or Sydney
Applications Close: 25 February 2026
About the Opportunity
Are you passionate about science, precision, and making a real difference in healthcare? NSW Health Pathology is seeking an experienced Senior Change Manager to join the Fusion Program on a temporary Full Time basis until 2028. This role requires extensive experience within a Public Health or Public Pathology environment, with a strong understanding of complex system transformation in highly regulated settings. If you are a strategic change leader passionate about delivering meaningful impact at scale, this is an opportunity to shape significant reform across a statewide network.
Responsibilities
The Senior Change Manager in the Fusion Program is responsible for leading, facilitating and coordinating a range of transformational change and project activities that contribute to the organisation's operational and strategic agenda. These activities include the targeted State Wide Laboratory Information Management System and associated projects. These transformation projects deliver cultural change, innovative and efficient systems, policies, procedures and processes. The role leads the development and improvement of organisational change resources, orientation and training of change managers and contributes to project change strategy and initiatives. For these transformation projects and change initiatives, the Senior Change Manager will consultatively and productively engage with operational senior managers and multidisciplinary stakeholders to lead, guide and deliver client‐centred solutions which support stakeholder/employee engagement and build readiness for change.
Benefits
Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits.
Work‐life balance.
Up to 12 additional days off per year in addition to annual leave.
Professional growth opportunities, including in‐house training with RTO My Health Learning.
Health & wellbeing support: fitness passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.
Qualifications & Experience
Demonstrated experience managing or contributing to large‐scale organisational change initiatives within a public pathology or health system environment with enterprise‐wide impacts on clinical, laboratory, and operational ways of working.
Formal qualifications in Change Management, such as PROSCI Certification, or an equivalent tertiary qualification relevant to organisational change or change management practice.
Demonstrated experience in applying a structured approach to change management and project management within complex public pathology or health system environments, which has people, process and/or system impacts, including understanding of data sources required to support effective change management planning, risk management and execution.
Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to collaborate with senior leadership and key stakeholders to deliver high‐quality outcomes.
Strategic thinking, critical analysis and problem‐solving skills, with the ability to develop practical recommendations that increase engagement and adoption within a regulated public pathology or health system environment.
Proven ability to anticipate, identify and address issues and potential problems that may have an impact on change objectives and adoption.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a project team environment to meet objectives to tight deadlines.
Capacity and willingness to travel to NSW Health facilities across New South Wales, which may include overnight stays.
A current unencumbered NSW Class C Drivers Licence is required.
Application Information
NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We value, and welcome all suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. NSW Health Pathology is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations and ensuring our recruitment process is flexible, inclusive, and free from barriers, promoting equal opportunities for all to succeed. Please reach out if you need adjustments.
NSW Health Pathology is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce in public health. For Aboriginal candidates, support is available through the Stepping Up website.
You must have valid working rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment to be eligible to apply.
All workers must meet NSW Health's vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15 for more detail.
The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.
Contact
For role related queries or questions contact Muhammad Umer Qureshi on. To learn more about NSWHP please visit "Life at NSW Health Pathology" or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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