Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
REQ661368
Employment Type: TemporaryFull Time (up to 24/05/2027)
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Location: Station St, Office
Remuneration: $74.46 - $88.72 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ661368
Applications Close: 18/05/2026
With CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney's western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services and care.
Nepean Hospital is seeking a Principal Manager, Planning to provide senior oversight and leadership of strategic, health service and business planning initiatives across the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. This role requires extensive planning expertise and strong leadership skills to guide staff and drive the effective delivery of complex planning priorities aligned to organisational objectives.
The Principal Manager, Planning is responsible for delivering high‐quality, comprehensive plans within tight timeframes, ensuring effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The role balances District‐wide equitable health service development needs, informed by robust planning data, with political processes, limited resources and competing clinical demands to support sustainable health service outcomes.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a supportive and dynamic healthcare environment, apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
* Accrued Day Off (ADO)
* Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
* Novated Leasing
* Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
* Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
* Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
What you will bring to the role
* Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience in health service management, project management/program management, business management or health related discipline.
* Extensive leadership and management skills, demonstrating the ability to lead senior teams of varying skillsets and experiences, towards a common vision.
* Proven track record in effectively managing and reporting on multiple complex projects on time and within budget, to deliver sought outcomes.
* Superior interpersonal and written communication skills, influencing and negotiation skills and ability to effectively engage multiple stakeholders, including senior managers and senior clinicians.
* Demonstrated ability to apply strategic and innovative solutions in addressing complex issues and risks that are often of a political nature.
* High level knowledge and experience in the use of relevant planning data sources including but not limited to Ministry of Health activity projections, population projections, demographic data and service activity data.
* Proven ability to keep abreast of changes in external environment (e.g. new state‐wide plans and directives, new developments in area, new models of care and technology, etc.) and ensuring knowledge of such changes are adequately addressed in NBMLHD planning efforts.
* Demonstrated experience in a healthcare or related setting. Travel for work purposes when required, using NBMLHD fleet cars. Must provide evidence of a current Class C driver's licence.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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