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Employment Details
Employment Type : Permanent Full Time
Location : Bega
Position Classification : Health Mgr Lvl 3
Remuneration : $132,236 to $150,222 per annum
Hours Per Week : 38
Requisition ID : REQ
Applications Close : 3 December 2025
Interviews Details : Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date.
About The Service
Lead the Future of Health – Join Us as a Health Manager
Are you a dynamic leader ready to drive positive change in rural healthcare? At Southern, we're seeking a Health Manager to oversee operations, inspire teams, and deliver exceptional care to our community.
Ready to lead and inspire? Apply today
Support for
* Working within SNSWLHD
* Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
* Salary packaging options
* Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
* A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
* Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
What You'll Be Doing
The Manager manages a multidisciplinary team of clinicians to provide consumer focused, evidence-based and rehabilitation and recovery-centered mental health services to consumers, carers, and families across the age spectrum, including Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS), Adult Mental Health services and Older Persons Mental Health (OPMHS), to support person centred recovery as defined by consumers and their carers and families.
Selection Criteria
* Relevant tertiary qualifications or relevant professional experience or a combination of both.
* Mental Health clinical background and/or qualifications in this clinical field.
* Demonstrated skills and experience in organisational change and service development, including the implementation of systems to manage the core business of the service.
* Demonstrated high level skills in evidence-based interventions for the promotion, prevention and treatment of mental illness and substance use.
* Demonstrated experience in delivering recovery-oriented care to mental health consumers and/or a harm minimisation approach to drug and alcohol clients.
* Demonstrated knowledge of the legislative requirements that govern Mental Health service provision, including the NSW Mental Health Act (2007) and an understanding of current State and National Mental Health policies, and their potential impact on service provision in the public sector.
* Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Information for applicants
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
At Southern NSW Local Health District, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see
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For role related queries or questions contact Tasha Lutz on or phone: 0473 582 809.
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